Count Maximilian von Götzen-Iturbide

Count Maximilian Gustav Albrecht Richard Augustin von Götzen-Iturbide (born 2 March 1944)[1] is a Hungarian-born businessman and head of the Imperial House of Mexico since 1949.[2]

Maximilian von Götzen-Iturbide
Count von Götzen-Iturbide Count of Mexico
Head of the Imperial House of Mexico
Tenure	November 1949–present
Predecessor	Princess María Josepha
Heir apparent	Count Ferdinand von Götzen-Iturbide
Born	(1944-03-02) 2 March 1944 Beszterce, Kingdom of Hungary
Full name Spanish: Maximiliano Gustavo Alberto Ricardo Agustín de Gotzén-Iturbide German: Maximilian Gustav Albrecht Richard Augustin von Götzen-Iturbide
House	Iturbide
Father	Count Gustav von Götzen
Mother	Baroness María Gizella Tunkl-Iturbide

Life and career

Götzen was born in Beszterce, Kingdom of Hungary (now Bistrița, Romania), the son of Baroness Maria Gizela Tunkl von Aschbrunn und Hohenstadt and her second husband Count Gustav von Götzen.[1] His maternal grandmother, Princess María Josepha Sophia de Iturbide, was the eldest child of Prince Salvador de Iturbide, a grandson of Agustín de Iturbide, Emperor of Mexico, and an adopted son of Emperor Maximilian I. By permission of the Hungarian Interior Ministry, the children of Baroness Maria Gizela and Count Gustav were allowed to use the surname Götzen-Iturbide, while Götzen's given names reflect his lineage from Mexico's two emperors. Count Maximilian has a younger sister, Countess Emanuela von Götzen-Iturbide (born 1945).[1]

In the years following the Second World War, the family settled in South America, and Götzen's father died in 1956 in Caracas.[1] Three years later, in Montevideo, his mother married thirdly Ottavio della Porta. The family eventually moved to Australia.[1]

Götzen was educated at Hawtreys in England. He has worked as a stockbroker[1] and has real estate business interests in Morelia and Guadalajara.[3]

Mexican Imperial House

Although he is the head of the Imperial House of Mexico,[4] Götzen does not pursue any claim to the throne and has said his only political interest is the legacy and reputation of his ancestor Augustin de Iturbide, the leader of Mexico's independence movement.[3]

Despite Götzen not actively pursuing any claim himself, a number of Mexican monarchist organisations advocate the restoration of the monarchy and continue to recognise Götzen as the legitimate heir to the throne.[5][4]

Family

Götzen was married in Melbourne on 22 September 1990 to Anna Rosa Maria Helena von Franceschi, daughter of Johann Karl von Franceschi and Maria Martha Kukuljevic-Bassani de Sacci.[1] They have two children:

• Count Ferdinand von Götzen-Iturbide (born 1992 in Perth),[1]
• Countess Isabella von Götzen-Iturbide (born 1997 in London)[1]

Genealogy

Relation to the Mexican emperors

Relation of Count Maximilian von Götzen-Iturbide to the Mexican emperors
Emperor Augustin I of Mexico Prince Salvador de Iturbide Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico Prince Salvador de Iturbide Princess María Josepha de Iturbide Baroness Maria Gizella Tunkl Iturbide Count Maximilian von Götzen-Iturbide

Ancestry

Ancestors of Count Maximilian von Götzen-Iturbide

16. Count Curt Friedrich von Götzen (a great-great-grandson of Christian William I of Schwarzburg by his second wife) 8. Count Gustav Karl von Götzen 17. Countess Henriette Charlotte Luise Mathilde von Reichenbach-Goschütz 4. Count Hubert von Götzen 18. Count Adolf Alberti von Poja 9. Countess Maria Alberti von Poja 19. Christine Bezerédy de Bezeréd 2. Count Gustav von Götzen 20. Count Gabriel Khuen von Belasi 10. Count Eduard Khuen von Belasi 21. Baroness Elisabeth Eyrl von und zu Waldgries und Liebenaich 5. Countess Emanuela Khuen von Belasi 22. Eduard Kammel Edler von Hardegger 11. Emanuela Edle Kammel von Hardegger 23. Countess Anna von Hardegg 1. Count Maximilian von Götzen-Iturbide[6] 24. Baron Josef Maxmilián Tunkl z Brníčka 12. Baron Eduard Tunkl von Aschbrunn und Hohenstadt 25. Marie Anna Malypetrová 6. Baron Johann Tunkl von Aschbrunn und Hohenstadt 26. Count Jan Kustoš ze Zubřího a Lipky 13. Countess Anna Vilemína Kustošová ze Zubřího a Lipky 27. Anna Bohušová z Otěšic 3. Baroness Maria Gizella Tunkl-Iturbide 28. Prince Salvador of Mexico 14. Salvador, Prince of Iturbide 29. María del Rosario de Marzán y Guisasola 7. Princess María Josepha of Mexico 30. Baron Eduard Johann Nepomuk Mikos de Tarródháza 15. Baroness Gizella Mikos de Tarrodháza 31. Theresa Maria Antonia Gludovácz de Petöháza

References

1. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels (in German). 123. CA Starke. 200. p. 150. ISBN 379800823X.
2. Charles Mikos de Tarrodhaza, Teodoro Amerlinck y Zirion, David Williamson (1994). The Imperial House of Mexico: The House of Iturbide. Quacks. ASIN B001A4HY90.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
3. Vargas Marquez, Wenseslao. "El gobierno legítimo de México". Milenio. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
4. "México tiene "familia imperial"". Excélsior. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
5. "El gobierno legítimo de México". Noticieros Televisa. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
6. "Vývod Maxe von Goetzen-Iturbide, předpokládaného dědice Mexického císařství do 16 předků". genealogie.sweb.cz. Retrieved 9 February 2018.