tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post6980601964562128612..comments2024-03-16T01:00:19.876-05:00Comments on The Mad Monarchist: Monarch Profile: Emperor Maximilian of MexicoMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-45263914237739309962015-02-09T15:40:16.569-06:002015-02-09T15:40:16.569-06:00If you look at the way he lived his life and the e...If you look at the way he lived his life and the events suronding his death I do think an argument could be made for his canalization and do believe it completely reasonable to consider the Emperor a Maryr. Has and attempt at Sainthood been pushed regarding The Emperor Maximilian? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048486287757751466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-83883786695491499022013-04-15T09:40:52.135-05:002013-04-15T09:40:52.135-05:00Big fan of Maximilian II, when I was in Wien my Ho...Big fan of Maximilian II, when I was in Wien my Hotel had a picture of him and Wilhelm von Tegetthoff on the staircase. I decided to take the stairs to my room over taking the lift, just so I can have a little think next to those two great men. <br /><br />Shame what Napoleon III did, kind of shows the French can't be trusted, and the only thing we can expect from Americans is intervention into areas which don't concern themChristopher Hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11151755927672667622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-62547906989571443332013-01-31T23:44:18.327-06:002013-01-31T23:44:18.327-06:00A sad end to a noble monarch who worked tirelessly...A sad end to a noble monarch who worked tirelessly and carefully to further the social and economic development of his nation. He was betrayed by Napoleon III, who had started unnecesary wars aginst Austria over Piedmont, naturally in exchange for Nice and Savoia. Napoleon III then he attacked Prussia and got his bottom spanked in 1871.Nickuruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874335943208548698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-29311034068213067412012-04-23T15:05:27.775-05:002012-04-23T15:05:27.775-05:00Benito Juarez was a freemason. All the masons have...Benito Juarez was a freemason. All the masons have done in this world has been overthrowing the monarchs of the world to establish a one world government under one currency. <br /><br />Emperor Maximiliano would have been a great emperor regardless if he came from the Austrian Royal House. The United States and their pagan ran government has ruined everything about a great American Continent with no poverty and prospering people faithful to the crown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-34225418206643667992011-09-23T21:04:20.506-05:002011-09-23T21:04:20.506-05:00In my opinion the best book on the subject is Prin...In my opinion the best book on the subject is Prince Salm Salm's diary which can be downloaded online, it is amazing!avillaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08887137347941220227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-2559547400865672562011-02-13T06:24:16.662-06:002011-02-13T06:24:16.662-06:00Great insight! Did you look into the case of Justo...Great insight! Did you look into the case of Justo Armas? It seems there is something fishy about all the different descriptions of Maximilian's death. <br />BTW, it's HaBsburg, not HaPsburg.www.websitenow.wshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05135227507869874132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-83768960473076681592010-10-27T12:25:51.846-05:002010-10-27T12:25:51.846-05:00I'm personally a huge fan of Max and his many ...I'm personally a huge fan of Max and his many friends.<br /><br />http://hundredbattlesforfrance.blogspot.com/p/more-than-hundred-battles-for-france.htmlEdward Shawcrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773397549596352111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-33000247867749330392010-07-12T23:19:50.604-05:002010-07-12T23:19:50.604-05:00"The Cactus Throne" I have was written b..."The Cactus Throne" I have was written by Richard O'Conner. It is far from perfect, but I have yet to find a book on the subject completely acceptable to me. It has many of the same problems as other books, choosing what rumors to regard as facts and so on and of course speaks glowlingly of Juarez though, I was a little surprised to read one comment toward the end that the author was forced to admit, given the subsequent history of Mexico, they would have been better off under Maximilian.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-44311090874225057262010-07-11T13:49:23.464-05:002010-07-11T13:49:23.464-05:00Yes there are.
I have been saving Bettina Harding ...Yes there are.<br />I have been saving Bettina Harding (?)'s The Cactus Throne to read, because I felt it seemed the most positive.<br />Is that true? <br />I'm sure you have earlier mentioned that book, but I missed seeing that.<br />I have it on a shelf where I can see it all the time. <br />The rest of the books I have read, especially by American biographers, have a repellent condescending tone. The writers often don't try to hide their scorn for Empires.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374826052990530184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-83930371515075989482010-07-10T23:30:37.103-05:002010-07-10T23:30:37.103-05:00I've read worse (they are all too common unfor...I've read worse (they are all too common unfortunately) but she did seem ever-ready to assume the worse even if the "evidence" she was going by was no more than 3rd hand rumors.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-75966151359562141652010-07-10T23:09:53.938-05:002010-07-10T23:09:53.938-05:00I too read it many years ago. I remember not likin...I too read it many years ago. I remember not liking it that well. <br />I felt that Joan Haslip was too negative about both these and other rulers. <br />Her biography of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II was terrible, for me. <br /><br />No one could say she didn't have access to many records, as I recall from her prefaces. But it was the very critical slant I seem to recall she put on her findings.<br /><br />I tend to have a much more benign view of the monarchs she profiled.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374826052990530184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-77390486961709925402010-07-08T00:39:47.210-05:002010-07-08T00:39:47.210-05:00The same book as "The Crown of Mexico: Maximi...The same book as "The Crown of Mexico: Maximilian and His Empress Carlota"? It's pretty good over all, though with most there will be some inconsistencies because different authors trust different sources. My biggest problem with her book is probably that she seems to believe the whole 'Weygand was the son of Carlota' story and discounts the notion that he was the son of one of her ladies-in-waiting which, not too long ago, was the story a French journalist came up with after an extensive look into the origins of the infamous general.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-39092312316059908822010-07-07T23:51:11.035-05:002010-07-07T23:51:11.035-05:00What's an authoritative verdict on Joan Haslip...What's an authoritative verdict on Joan Haslip's biography of Maximilian and Carlota (<i>Imperial Adventurer</i>)? I read it years ago, and found it informative, but I have no idea how it fares in the light of more recent scholarship.Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-88592469311862320282010-07-07T14:53:48.159-05:002010-07-07T14:53:48.159-05:00That is interesting. Almost everything I've re...That is interesting. Almost everything I've read about Maximilian has been pretty fair. Even those that dwell on his short-comings cannot but admit that he was a good, well-intentioned man. However, numerous generalized histories, pop-history junk and movies invariably portray him as a villain which is such a gross misrepresentation of the facts as to defy belief. He was as far from being cruel or tyrannical as east is from west. <br /><br />Maximilian does seem to have been one of those who tended to agree with the last person to speak to him, he could be indecisive and he was often too good for his own good. However, I would not call him complaisant (though I've heard him called much worse) as he did stand up to friends, enemies and allies alike on a range of subjects. I never knew Albert I thought much about Emperor Max but it pleases me to see such filial piety in the King.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-34087801558880963612010-07-07T13:50:02.557-05:002010-07-07T13:50:02.557-05:00It seems that Albert I of Belgium was very sensiti...It seems that Albert I of Belgium was very sensitive on the topic of his uncle Maximilian. On one occasion, an article on M.'s life was published in some paper, making him out to be regrettably complaisant. The author apparently was basing his opinion, in good faith, on a biography of the emperor that had recently been published, but the King was furious and the Premier, no less, was obliged to read the author a severe lecture. Incidentally, however, the King subsequently showed the poor fellow much kindness.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-60668549671632086572010-07-07T11:00:26.585-05:002010-07-07T11:00:26.585-05:00Indeed I already have. Some time ago I wrote a rat...Indeed I already have. Some time ago I wrote a rather lengthy article on Benito Juarez showing 'the other side of the coin' so to speak. I will have to see about editing that down to an appropriate length for the blog. Costa is probably not too familiar to the non-Portuguese crowd and Lenin is famous enough around the world for most to have an idea of what he was all about (though it never hurts to confuse commies with the facts). Guy Fawkes is a rather unique case amongst those mentioned, certainly not a republican and with a good deal of information at least hinting at the idea that he may have ultimately simply been a dupe for someone who certainly did not share his aims.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-45219402229871478442010-07-07T08:28:10.367-05:002010-07-07T08:28:10.367-05:00i cannot gather reliable information on Benito Jua...i cannot gather reliable information on Benito Juarez, only the same post-mortem laudatory stuff we latin people are so good at.<br /><br />could you spend some of your time writting about him?<br /><br />more than the monarchs, i am more interested in regicides and supposed freedom fighters, as Juarez and the Portuguese Afonso Costa, or Lenin, perhaps even Guy Fawkes (though i kind of sympathize with him).<br /><br />Manuel Pinto de RezendeManuel Marques Pinto de Rezendehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265528253922767869noreply@blogger.com