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    Mexico, the Mexican Empire, Emperor Maximilian & Empress Carlota, née of Belgium

    Emperor Maximilian of Mexico Without doubt, the greatest man who ever lived.
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    Romanov Rescue 1917-1919: Action and Inaction

    Yes that is correct, Lord Stamfordham suggested somewhere in mainland Europe would be more suitable. France declined to accept the Romanovs since the war was still raging there. Since George V was still alive, Lloyd George had to amend his 1934 memoirs to suggest it was Kerensky's provisional...
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    Romanov Rescue 1917-1919: Action and Inaction

    The only misinformation was that some people seemed to believe it was the government rather than the King who did not want the Romaovs in the UK. Quite a lot of this was covered in Kenneth Rose's biography of George V which was published in 1983. George was not upset to learn of the death of...
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    Romanov Rescue 1917-1919: Action and Inaction

    I'm surprised to read some misinformation here, but the facts are well known. Lloyd George's government offered the Tsar and his family asylum in the UK, but this was overruled by Buckingham Palace. George V opposed the idea of a rescue mission because it was not militarily feasible.
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