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Moctezuma I
Sign in to saveAlso known as Motecuhzomatzin Ilhuicamina, Huehuemotecuhzoma, Montezuma I, Huēhuemotēuczōma, Moctezuma, Montezuma
Aztec emperor (1398–1469)
Key facts
- Reign
- 1440–1469
- Predecessor
- Itzcoatl
- Successor
- Atotoztli II
- Born
- 1398 ( 1398 )
- Died
- 1469 (1469-00-00) (aged 70–71)
- Spouse
- Queen Chichimecacihuatzin I
- Issue
- Princess Atotoztli II , Princess Chichimecacihuatzin II , Prince Iquehuacatzin, Prince Mahchimaleh
- Father
- Emperor Huitzilihuitl
- Mother
- Queen Miahuaxihuitl
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Aztec Triple Alliance
- Place of birth
- Tenochtitlan
- Place of death
- Tenochtitlan
- Father
- Huitzilihuitl
- Sibling
- Chimalpopoca
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- tlatoani
- Image
- Huehuemoteuczoma mendoza.jpg
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- Commons category
- Moctezuma I
- date of birth
- 1398-00-00
- date of death
- 1469-01-01
- replaces
- Itzcoatl
- replaced by
- Axayacatl
- present in work
- Civilization V
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Encyclopedic overview
Moctezuma I (c. 1398–1469), also known as Montezuma I, Moteuczomatzin Ilhuicamina (Classical Nahuatl: Motēuczōmah Ilhuicamīna [motɛːkʷˈs̻oːmaḁ ilwikaˈmiːna]) or Huehuemoteuczoma (Huēhuemotēuczōmah [weːwemotɛːkʷˈs̻oːmaḁ]), was the second Aztec emperor and fifth king of Tenochtitlan. During his reign, the Aztec Empire was consolidated, major expansion was undertaken, and Tenochtitlan started becoming the dominant partner of the Aztec Triple Alliance. Often mistaken for his popular descendant, Moctezuma II, Moctezuma I greatly contributed to the famed Aztec Empire that thrived until Spanish arrival. He ruled over a period of peace from 1440 to 1453. Moctezuma brought social, economical, and political reform to strengthen Aztec rule, and Tenochtitlan benefited from relations with other cities.
Ancestry
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moctezuma I” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.