The Empress of the New World. She was the daughter of a king, beautiful and self-confident, and Charlotte is allowed, unlike many princesses of her time, to marry the man she loves: Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian of Austria, the brother of Emperor Franz Joseph. However, Charlotte is also ambitious: she wants to become empress, like her sister-in-law Sisi, and so she persuades her husband to accept the crown of the new Mexican Empire. The new rulers aim to establish a modern, enlightened, and liberal empire in a country torn apart by civil war, where poverty and oppression prevail. This adventurous endeavor would end tragically for Maximilian and Charlotte...