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THB[MEXICO, FLAGS] Second Mexican Empire Flag w/ Imperial Monogram
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LiveNov 22, 2025
This exclusive catalog presents a select offering from the personal collection of Alejandro "Alex" de Quesada Jr., renowned historian, author, and collector. The catalog features exceptionally rare swords, historically significant belt buckles and military insignia, original Civil War flags, and a wide range of ephemera representing pivotal moments in military history. Fleischer's Auctions info@fleischersauctions.com
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Mexican tricolor with gold bullion fringe border and hand-painted Imperial Monogram of Maximilian I. ca 1864-1867. Approx. 24 5/8 x 19 1/8, framed to 30 7/8 x 23 7/8 in.
Maximilian (1832-1867) was an Austrian archduke, the younger brother of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, who became the Mexican Emperor of the Second Mexican Empire from 1864 until his execution by the Mexican Republic on 19 June 1867.
After Mexican independence in 1821, liberal and conservative parties emerged, including a monarchist faction. In 1859, Maximilian was approached by an envoy of Mexican monarchists offering him the throne. With a pledge of French military support, he accepted the crown of Mexico on 10 April 1864.
During his reign, he sought to implement liberal policies at the cost of his conservative backers. At the end of the American Civil War, the United States began to provide aid to Benito Juárez, whom they still recognized as the legitimate head of state. The French armies began to withdraw in the face of renewed US vigor in enforcing the Monroe Doctrine. The monarchy collapsed, and he was captured, tried, and executed in June 1867.
This rare flag, bearing the Imperial Monogram of Maximilian is a rare survivor of his brief rule.
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[Mexico, Mexican History, Second Mexican Empire, Napoleon III, Monroe Doctrine, Restored Republic, Benito Juarez, Monarchism, Monarachists] [Flags, Patriotic Textiles]
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