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Ana María Huarte
Empress consort of Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ana María Josefa Ramona Juana Nepomucena Marcelina Huarte y Muñiz (17 January 1786 – 21 March 1861) was the first Empress of Mexico. Noted for her beauty, grace and education, she married Agustín de Iturbide who ruled briefly as Emperor in 1822-23, before being exiled by the short-lived provisional government. Inspired to return to Mexico to serve the nation as a soldier, he was arrested and executed. The Empress lived out her widowhood mostly in the United States.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Huarte and the second or maternal family name is Muñiz.
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Empress consort of Mexico | |||||
Tenure | 19 May 1822 – 19 March 1823 | ||||
Coronation | 21 July 1822 | ||||
Born | (1786-01-17)17 January 1786 Valladolid, Michoacán, New Spain | ||||
Died | 21 March 1861(1861-03-21) (aged 75) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||
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Spouse | Agustín I | ||||
Issue | Agustín Jerónimo, Prince Imperial of Mexico Princess Sabina Princess Juana de Dios Princess Josefa Prince Ángel Princess María de Jesús Princess María de los Dolores Prince Salvador María Prince Felipe Prince Agustín Cosme | ||||
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House | Tagle | ||||
Father | Isidro Huarte y Arrivillaga | ||||
Mother | Ana Manuela Muñiz y Sánchez de Tagle |
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