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Iturbide, Agustín de (1783–1824)
Agustín de Iturbide (b. 27 September 1783; d. 19 July 1824), military figure and emperor of Mexico. Born in Valladolid, Morelia, Iturbide entered the militia at age sixteen. Although vaguely involved with the Valladolid Conspiracy of 1809, he refused to join the revolt of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810. Instead, he served the royal government, distinguishing himself as an able officer and an implacable foe of the insurgents. In 1816 Colonel Iturbide was relieved of command because of charges of corruption. He spent the next years in Madrid defending himself. There he came into contact with important members of the elite who favored autonomy within the Spanish Empire. While New Spain's elite had reached a consensus regarding autonomy, only Iturbide acted decisively.
Restored to command, Iturbide negotiated in 1821 with the leading royalist officers as well as with the principal insurgents, convincing them to accept autonomy under the Plan of Iguala, which called for a constitutional monarchy with the Spanish king as sovereign, recognized the Constitution of 1812, and established equality among all groups. Independence was assured when Juan O'Donojú, the newly appointed Spanish Jefe Político Superior (Superior Political Chief) ratifie
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Agustín de Iturbide y Green
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Iturbide and the second or maternal family name is Green.
Prince of Iturbide
Agustín de Iturbide y Green (2 April 1863 – 3 March 1925) was the grandson of Agustín de Iturbide, the first emperor of independent Mexico, and his consort Ana María Huarte.
In April 1864, Maximilian I of Mexico renounced all his incidental Austrian succession rights and later adopted Agustín de Iturbide y Green and Salvador de Iturbide y Marzán, two grandsons of Emperor Agustín I whom he appointed Prince of Iturbide and at the same time heir apparent.[1] Iturbide's claim passed to Maria Josepha Sophia de Iturbide, the daughter of his cousin, Salvador.
Family
[edit]Iturbide was the son of Emperor Agustin's second son, Prince Don Ángel María de Iturbide y Huarte (2 October 1816 – 21 July 1872). His mother was Alice Green (c. 1836–1892), daughter of Captain John Nathaniel Green,[citation needed] granddaughter of United States congressman and Revolutionary War General Uriah Forrest, and great-granddaughter of George Plater, Governor of Maryland.
Possible Mexican royal heir
[edit]When Maximilian and Carlota ascended the throne of Mexico in 1863 with the support
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