Chichimecacihuatzin I Explained

Chichimecacihuatzin I
Queen consort of Tenochtitlan
Spouse:Moctezuma I (cousin)
Issue:Princess Atotoztli II
Princess Chichimecacihuatzin II
Prince Iquehuacatzin?
Prince Mahchimaleh?
Father:Cuauhtototzin

Chichimecacihuatzin I was a queen consort of Tenochtitlan and an Aztec empress.[1]

Family

Chichimecacihuatzin was a daughter of King Cuauhtototzin, granddaughter of King Tezcacohuatzin, niece of Queen Miahuaxihuitl and cousin-wife of Emperor Moctezuma I. She had at least one child with him, Princess Atotoztli II. It is likely she had another daughter, Chichimecacihuatzin II.

It is possible that her sons were Princes Iquehuacatzin and Mahchimaleh.

Chichimecacihuatzin was a grandmother of Emperors Axayacatl, Tizoc, and Ahuitzotl and great-grandmother of Emperors Moctezuma II and Cuitláhuac. Chichimecacihuatzin was also a grandmother of Queen Chalchiuhnenetzin.

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Notes and References

  1. Factional Competition and Political Development in the New World by Elizabeth M. Brumfiel and John W. Fox