Max & Carlotta's Adriatic Villa
Miramar, Trieste
April 27, 2023
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POV: Your older brother is the Emperor of Austria,
so you while away your time creating a dream villa
on the coast of the Adriatic. Just a few miles up
the coast from the empire's major port at Trieste,
Max and Carlota built their perfect honeymoon cottage,
a dreamy Mediterranean escape. Freed from the stresses
and demands of leading Navies or governing rebellious
provinces, they were never happier.
But nothing lasts forever: Mexican conservatives and
France's Emperor Napoleon III identified Max as the
most likely candidate to impose monarchy on the Republic
of Mexico. Max & Carlota agreed to the plan, believing
they could sneak in liberal reform once the conservatives
had empowered them. It didn't work out that way: Max
wound up in front of Benito Juarez's firing squad, and
Carlota spent the last six decades of her life wandering
the halls of Belgian palaces in a state of madness.
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