Emperor of Mexico | |
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Imperial | |
Details | |
Style | His Imperial Majesty |
First monarch | Agustín I |
Last monarch | Maximilian I |
Formation | 19 May 1822 10 April 1864 |
Abolition | 19 March 1823 15 May 1867 |
Residence | Palace of Moncada (1822–1823) Chapultepec Castle (1864–1867) |
Appointer | Hereditary |
Pretender(s) | Maximilian von Götzen-Iturbide |
The Emperor of Mexico (Spanish: Emperador de México) was the head of state and ruler of Mexico on two non-consecutive occasions in the 19th century.
With the Mexican Declaration of Independence from Spain in 1821, Mexico became an independent monarchy—the First Mexican Empire (1822–1823). Mexico briefly reverted into a monarchy in the 1860s, during the Second Mexican Empire (1864–1867). In both instances of Empire, the reigning Emperor was forcibly deposed and then executed.