Prince Imperial of Mexico

Prince Imperial of Mexico was the title created after Mexico gained independence from the Spanish Empire as the First Mexican Empire and it was designated to be the official title of the heir apparent to the imperial throne in Mexico. Only a few days after Agustín de Iturbide was created Emperor of Mexico, his first son, Agustín Jerónimo de Iturbide y Huarte was created heir apparent and invested with the title of Prince Imperial of Mexico and the honorific "Don" to accompany the title. Only three people have ever held the title, and only one of them when it was still in legal effect. It is no longer recognized by the United Mexican States since the Mexican Constitution of 1917 specifically prohibits the creation and use of Mexican noble titles by Mexican citizens.[1]

Former and present holders of the title

Name Portrait Birth Notes Death
Agustín Jerónimo de Iturbide y Huarte

1821–1823; legally recognized

1823-1865; pretender
30 September 1807 The son of the first Mexican Emperor Agustín I of Mexico, the heir apparent to the First Mexican Empire. Unmarried; But it was alleged that he had an illegitimate female child. 11 November 1866
Agustín de Iturbide y Green

1867–1925; pretender
2 April 1863 He became the adopted son, along with his cousin Salvador de Itúrbide y de Marzán, of Mexico's only other royal heads of state—Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico and Empress Carlota of Mexico. 3 March 1925
Maria Josepha Sophia de Iturbide

1925–1949; pretender
29 February 1872 She's the daughter of Salvador de Itúrbide y de Marzán and Baroness Gizella Mikos de Tarrodháza. Married to Johann Tunkl von Aschbrunn und Hohenstadt and Charles de Carriere November 1949
Maximilian von Götzen-Iturbide

1949–present; pretender
2 March 1944 Married Doña Maria Anna de Franceschi. Alive

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