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Also known as Motecuhzomatzin Ilhuicamina, Huehuemotecuhzoma, Montezuma I, Huēhuemotēuczōma, Moctezuma, Montezuma

Aztec emperor (1398–1469)

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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

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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.

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