Mexico: Emperor and Lieutenants of the Empire: 1864-1867
| Lugarteniente del Imperio | |
| 19 May 1864 - 29 May 1864 | Juan Nepomuceno Almonte |
| Emperador de México | |
| 29 May 1864 - 15 May 1867 | Maximiliano
baptized (7 Jul 1832): Ferdinand Maximilian Josef accession: 11 Jul 1863 (elected by the Assembly of Notables in Mexico City); 10 Apr 1864 (accepted the crown at Schloss Miramar, now in Italy); 29 May 1864 (landed at Veracruz, Mexico); end of reign: 15 May 1867 (captured by belligerent forces) |
| Lugarteniente del Imperio [1] | |
| 15 May 1867 - 21 Jun 1867 | Leonardo Márquez
full name: Leonardo Teófilo Guadalupe Ignacio del Corazón de Jesús Márquez Araujo |
- Márquez was appointed Lieutenant of the Empire by imperial decree issued in Querétaro on 19 Mar 1867. Following the capture of the Emperor on 15 May 1867 by the army of the United Mexican States, Márquez remained the highest-ranking official of the Empire in its capital, Mexico City, which remained under siege until its surrender on 21 Jun 1867.