| Maximilian von Götzen-Iturbide | |
| Succession: | Head of the Imperial House of Mexico |
| Predecessor: | María Gizella Tunkl-Iturbide |
| Reign: | 27 January 1981 – present |
| Successor: | Ferdinand von Götzen-Iturbide |
| Suc-Type: | Heir apparent |
| Reign-Type: | Tenure |
| Full Name: | Spanish; Castilian: link=no|Maximiliano Gustavo Alberto Ricardo Agustín de Gotzén-Iturbide German: link=no|Maximilian Gustav Albrecht Richard Augustin von Götzen-Iturbide |
| House: | Iturbide |
| Father: | Gustav Graf von Götzen |
| Birth Date: | 1944 3, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Beszterce, Kingdom of Hungary |
Maximilian Graf von Götzen-Iturbide (Maximilian Gustav Albrecht Richard Augustin Graf von Götzen-Iturbide; 2 March 1944) is a Hungarian-born businessman. He is the current head of the Imperial House of Mexico, since the death of his grandmother, María de Iturbide, in November 1949. He is a great-great-grandson of Emperor Agustín I of Mexico.
Götzen was born in Beszterce, Kingdom of Hungary (now Bistrița, Romania), the son of Baroness Maria Gizela Tunkl von Aschbrunn und Hohenstadt and her second husband Count Gustav von Götzen.[1] His maternal grandmother, María Josepha Sophia de Iturbide, was the eldest child of Prince Salvador de Iturbide, a grandson of Agustín de Iturbide, Emperor of Mexico, and an adopted son of Emperor Maximilian I. By permission of the Hungarian Interior Ministry, the children of Baroness Maria Gizela and Count Gustav were allowed to use the surname Götzen-Iturbide, while Götzen's given names reflect his lineage from Mexico's two emperors.
Götzen is married to Annette Rosemarie Radtke and they have two children.[2] He has a younger sister, Emanuela "Emma" von Götzen-Iturbide (born 12 September 1945), Mrs. Patrick F. P. MacAulay.[1]
In the years following the Second World War, the family settled in South America, and Götzen's father died in 1956 in Caracas.[1] Three years later, in Montevideo, his mother married thirdly Ottavio della Porta. The family eventually moved to Australia.[1]
Götzen was educated at Hawtreys in England. He has worked as a stockbroker[1] and has real estate business interests in Morelia and Guadalajara.
Götzen does not pursue any claim to the throne and has said his only political interest is the legacy and reputation of his ancestor Augustin de Iturbide, the leader of Mexico's independence movement.[3]
Despite Götzen not actively pursuing any claim himself, social media users claiming to be Mexican monarchists have posted their support of his claim.[4]