Oh? How so?Not sure having a son at that time would change much things, personally. As for what would be said son's fate if things go like OTL, I'm pretty sure the Empress would've brought him with her to Europe, as a just in case. Or if he stayed with Maximillian, perhaps it makes him reconsider about accepting being executed. But who knows.
Personally, I think a much more interesting scenario is if said son is born after he's crowned emperor.
Oh? How so?
Oh interesting possibly nullifyin* the liberals?The kid is not only proof of God's favour of the imperial couple, but it also means that the liberals can't say the kid is a foreign prince imposed at the points of bayonets
Indeed indeed which has interesting consequences if he's in the live of successionOne intresting thing is that he is second to Austria-Hungarian throne after his cousin and emperor Franz Joseph son Rudolph if then he not be removed from lineage.
If they have their own kid Max and Carlota might not "adopt" the Iturbide kids, not sure if that effects anything.
One intresting thing is that he is second to Austria-Hungarian throne after his cousin and emperor Franz Joseph son Rudolph if then he not be removed from lineage.
Hmm would Maximilian even go to Mexico with a son?
Fair fair, of he dies, what becomes of his son then? Does he still have rights to Austria?I'd think he would. He had personal interest in the country, so I'd see him accepting the offer regardless. It's not like he was busy, as since 1859 (after Austria lost Lombardy and Venetia, and thus, his viceroy position was dissolved) he had been mostly secluded in Miramar Castle with personal pursuits. So unless having a son is a huge change to his actions post-1859, he would still accept.
Fair fair, of he dies, what becomes of his son then? Does he still have rights to Austria?
Alright I think if he keeps his inheritance, things are going to get very interestingIt depends. I think he would survive the whole thing. Even if he's not brought back to Europe by Charlotte, I don't see Juarez ordering the execution of a child. At least, I'd think he wouldn't have done it. Anyway, regarding inheritance... who knows. He might be stripped out of it like his father, or maybe things change if he has a sibling by the time the Second Empire is gone. So... yeah, it largely depends, I'd guess.