Original: He was very close to Princess Sophie of Bavaria and it has been suggested that he was the father to her son , the future ill-fated Emperor Maximilian I of MexicoMaximilian and Carlota by Gene Smith , ISBN 0245524185 , ISBN 978-0245524189 , but this suggestion has not found acceptance .
Simplified: He was very close to Princess Sophie of Bavaria and it has been said that he was the father of her son , the future ill-fated Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico .