Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian (the future emperor of Mexico), dressed in the uniform of the Imperial Navy; copy after Franz Xaver Winterhalter, oil paintig, 2nd half of 19th century
Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian (the future emperor of Mexico), dressed in the uniform of the Imperial Navy; copy after Franz Xaver Winterhalter, oil paintig, 2nd half of 19th century
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Heeresgeschichtliches Museum / Foto: A. E. Koller
The younger brother of Emperor Franz Joseph, Maximilian was viceroy of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia until 1859. He...
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