The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-08-03
The Late Macmillan.

The fac, that the would-be Emperor Of Mexico
has been shot, gives interest to his biography
From The various sourcrs of information at our
command We condense the following abstract Of
his history
Ferdinand Maxiniilian Joseph. Archduke OF
Austria, aud invader Of Mexico, was born at
Sehonbrunn on the 9th ofJuly, 1889. His father
was Francis Charles Joseph, Archduke Of Austria
and his mother Sophie Dorothea, daughter OF
Macmillan King Of Bavaria. Upon the abdi-
cation Of Ferdinand, Emperor Of Austria, the
Archduke renounced his claim 10 the succession
in favor OF bis Oldest son, the present Emperor
The abdicating Emperor, in giving up his throne
unequally divided bis power, and gave an advan-
tage TO the Archduks Maximilian, TO the deiri-
ment OF hrs elder brother. Such was the origin
Of the constant, aud q, times very warm, diieren-
ces which arose between the two.
Maximilian received bis education at Vienna,
then as now, one Of the gayest and most dissolute
capitals Of Europe. lie did not, Il 10 claimed In.
dulge in the frivoliiies 90 common 10 the nobility
OF Austria, but appears to have spent great part
Of his youth in study and travel. A, an early
age he entered the navy ofthe Empire, and saw
considerable service At sea, sailing about the
Mediterranean, and visiting all the adjacent coun-
trirs-Greece, Italy, Morocco, French Algeria,
Spain and Portugal. In 1856 be paid visit TO
Paris and spent q fortnight at 81. Cloud with
Louis Napoleon. The year following he was ap-
pointed viesroy Of Lombardy and Venice, and.
In the exercise Of the powers attached to the po-
sition, soon made himself quite favorite among
the Italians. This popularity was, however,
displeasing to Francis Joseph, and In 1859 he was
removed.
MaximiliAn remained idle after his removal
from the Governorship ofthe Lombardo- Venetian
Kingdom until 1859, when his acquaintance with
Napoleon became the siepping-stone 10 his ruin.
The crown Of Mexico was offered 10 him By Napo-
leon In August, 1869, aud the diplomats were
put 10 work 10 arrange for his acceptance and oc-
cupAney Of the throne. Nearly year was oc-
eupied In this work, and II was not until the 10th
Of August, 1864, that he formally accepted the
profered crown. by the terms OF the acceptance
he made q conditional rcnunciaiion Of the right
Of eventual succession TO the throne Of Austria
and an unconditional renunciation Of his share
Of the family estates, amounting 10 10000, 600
forms. The condition reserved In the rcnuncia.
ton ofthe right 10 the succession was that such
renunciation might be revoked, should Maximi-
Ian, 6nding his foothoid In Mexico insecure,
choose 10 resign within six years from the date
Of bis acceptance Of the crown.
Maximilan's FIRST Official Get was to offer terms
70 Juarsz looking TO The subms.ion Of the latter.
These were relscisd, and thea followed the past
yeArsof war and bloodshed, with alternate suecess
and the present defeat Of the lmperialsis.
Ills worthy Of note that Augustin de lturbidc,
the last Emperor ofMexico, was also shot, and
upon the sams day of the month, Juiy 10, 1874
whiie Maximllian met bis fate on the 10Th ol
Jane, be having been captured on the 10th OF
May preceeding.