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The Miramare Castle is a 19th century castle located on the Gulf of Trieste near Trieste in northeastern Italy. The castle was built for Austrian Archduke Maximilian and his wife Charlotte of Belgium between 1856 and 1860 according to the design of Carl Junker, while was the extensive park on the seashore designed by the Archduke himself. In 1864 a delegation from Mexico offered the Mexican crown to the Archduke in the castle. With the support of Napoleon III of France and a group of Mexican conservatives he was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico but many foreign governments refused to recognize him as the Emperor of Mexico. In 1867 he was captured and executed by the Republican forces led by Benito Juárez.

Miramare Castle, Italy

The Miramare Castle later served as the residence of Duke Amadeo of Aosta and was from 1943 to 1954 used as the headquarters of foreign military units. Today is the castle owned by the Cultural Heritage Office and is open to the public.