Agustin de Iturbide y Green
Agustín de Iturbide y Green (born April 2, 1863 in Mexico City , Mexico , † March 3, 1925 , Washington, DC ) was the grandson of the Mexican Emperor Agustín de Iturbide . His parents were Don Ángel María de Iturbide y Huarte (1816–1872) and his American wife Alice Green (around 1836–1892).
The troops of the French emperor Napoléon III. occupied Mexico and, after some turmoil, installed Archduke Maximilian Ferdinand Joseph of Austria as Emperor Maximilian I. In an effort to give his unpopular rule in the country greater legitimacy , Agustín de Iturbide y Green was his official heir to the throne on September 13, 1865 a. Agustín was given the title Príncipe de Iturbide and the salutation His Highness . However, this step did not bring the desired success. After Maximilian's execution on June 19, 1867, Agustín became head of the imperial family, but had to emigrate with his parents to England and later to the USA. Having come of age, he renounced his claim to the throne and returned to Mexico. In 1894 he married Lucy Eleanor Jackson (1862-1940) from England. He served temporarily in the Mexican Army . He was arrested in 1890 for publicly criticizing incumbent President Porfirio Díaz . Díaz exiled him again in the United States, where he married the American Mary Louise Kearney (1872-1967) in 1915, his second marriage.
Agustín de Iturbide y Green died in Washington, DC in 1925. Since Agustín had no biological children, the claim to the throne passed to his cousin's daughter.
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| SURNAME | Iturbide y Green, Agustín de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican Crown Prince |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico city |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 1925 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |