The Last Moments of the Emperor Maximilian. Maximilian (1831-1867) was the second son of the Archduke Francis Charles of Austria. He married in 1857 the Princess Charlotte; daughter of Leopold I; King of the Belgians. Having accepted the crown of Mexico; he entered Mexico City in 1864. But in 1866; Benito Juarez rallied the Mexicans round his standard of independence and besieged Queretaro; whither Maximilian had withdrawn with his adherents. Betrayed to the Mexicans; Maximilian was arrested and; after a trial by court-martial; condemned to death. He was shot on 19 June 1867; and his body was conveyed to Vienna; where it was interred in the imperial vault. Illustration for Hutchinson's History of the Nations (Hutchinson; c.1920). Note: Image has been digitally enhanced to facilitate repro.