Moctezuma II

Also known as Montezuma II, Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin, Moteuczoma II, Motecuhzoma II, Moctezuma the Young, Montezuma, Moteuczoma, Montecuhzoma Xocootzin

9th tlatoani of Tenochtitlan and ruler of the Aztec Triple Alliance (1466-1520)

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Moctezuma II was born on January 1, 1466, and died on June 29, 1520. He is categorized under the Commons category "Moctezuma II."

The subject is associated with five works. He is referenced by 677 other encyclopedia articles.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Aztec Empire
Place of birth: Tenochtitlan
Place of death: Tenochtitlan
Father: Axayacatl
Occupation: politician
Position held: Huey tlatoani
Languages spoken: Nahuatl
Religion: Aztec mythology
Image: Moctezuma Xocoyotzin.png

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replaced by: Cuitláhuac
Commons category: Moctezuma II
date of death: 1520-06-29
date of birth: 1466-01-01
replaces: Ahuitzotl
owner of: Montezuma's headdress
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Encyclopedic overview

1892 illustration of Moctezuma II

Moctezuma Xocoyotzin (c. 1466 – 29 June 1520), retroactively referred to in European sources as Moctezuma II, and often called Montezuma, was the ninth emperor of the Aztec Empire (also known as the Mexica Empire), reigning from 1502 or 1503 to 1520. Through his marriage with Queen Tlapalizquixochtzin of Ecatepec, one of his two wives, he was also the king consort of the altepetl.

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