
Maquiztzin
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Princess
Maquiztzin was a daughter of the King Huehue Quetzalmacatzin and Queen Tlacocihuatzin Ilama. She married Tenochca prince Tlacaelel
and moved to Tenochtitlan with him. She bore him five children. Her eldest son was Cacamatzin
. One of other children was the great warrior Tlilpotoncatzin
. The last child was Princess Xiuhpopocatzin. It is unknown where she went.
She was a grandmother of Tlacaelel II and an ancestress of Leonor Moctezuma and María Moctezuma.
Princess
Princess is the feminine form of prince . Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or his daughters....
Maquiztzin was a daughter of the King Huehue Quetzalmacatzin and Queen Tlacocihuatzin Ilama. She married Tenochca prince Tlacaelel
Tlacaelel
Tlacaelel I was the principal architect of the Aztec Triple Alliance and hence the Mexica empire. He was the son of Emperor Huitzilihuitl and Queen Cacamacihuatl, nephew of Emperor Itzcoatl, and brother of Emperors Chimalpopoca and Moctezuma I.During the reign of his uncle Itzcoatl, Tlacaelel was...
and moved to Tenochtitlan with him. She bore him five children. Her eldest son was Cacamatzin
Cacamatzin
Cacamatzin was the king of Texcoco, the second most important city of the Aztec Empire.Cacamatzin was a son of the previous king Nezahualpilli by one of his mistresses. Traditionally, the Texcocan kings were elected by the nobility from the most able of the royal family...
. One of other children was the great warrior Tlilpotoncatzin
Tlilpotoncatzin
Tlilpotonqui or Tlilpotoncatzin was the second cihuacoatl of Mexico-Tenochtitlan.Tlilpotoncatzin was the second son of Tlacaelel and Maquiztzin. His father was a son of the second tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, Huitzilihuitl...
. The last child was Princess Xiuhpopocatzin. It is unknown where she went.
She was a grandmother of Tlacaelel II and an ancestress of Leonor Moctezuma and María Moctezuma.