Leveraging the momentum of victory in the World War, and with the backing of Mexico's local powerholders, Count Bru took up residence in Mexico City on October 16, 1905.
Without comparison, there was no harm. Thanks to Mexico's years of incessant civil strife, the people's patience with the republican government had long since been exhausted, and the restoration went even more smoothly than expected.
Once the general trend gathered and became a torrent of the age, it was no longer something any individual could stop.
Maximilian I's years of efforts had not been in vain. He also had a group of supporters in Mexico, most of whom had studied abroad and possessed far broader horizons and ideas.
Having witnessed the prosperity of the European world, these people all wanted to change Mexico's current state. They could be called reformists by nature.
Unlike Maximilian I, who had grown up in a honey jar, Bru had borne the title of an exiled crown prince since childhood and taken on the heavy responsibility of restoration from an early age.
With Franz's involvement, Bru had received an imperial education from childhood. Whether in vision or personal ability, he far surpassed his father.
Several years earlier, when Bru had first arrived in the Americas, he had already established contact with these supporters. Through these connections, he had made arrangements within both the Mexican Government and the military.
It was only because he had not yet received the family's full support, and because he feared intervention by international powers, that Bru had quietly accumulated strength all this time.
With victory in the World War, the situation changed completely. The Holy Roman Empire had become the new hegemon, and the House of Habsburg once again stood at the pinnacle of the world.
Under such circumstances, even if