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TIL In 1857, Archduke Maximilian of Austria married Princess Charlotte of Belgium. Napoleon III later urged them to rule Mexico, where monarchists sought a crown. It ended badly—Maximilian died by firing squad and Charlotte suffered a mental breakdown.

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