While the Empress was resting, the Emperor of Austria and the King of Belgium sent delegations to Miramare Castle.
The Count of Bombelles, and Dr Von Jilek, a friend of the Emperor of Mexico, were sent to Miramare.
The King of Belgium sent baron Auguste Goffinet on a mission to get his sister home.
Emperor Maximilian was captured by Mexican Republican forces and executed on 19 June 1867.
Now archduchess again, she was obedient to the Austrian court, and Count Karl of Bombelles tried to keep her in Miramare.
Discussions between the imperial court and Brussels became more important, because of the heritage.
The emperor placed Charlotte under custody of his brother Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria.
The king sent his wife to Vienna to visit her cousin Emperor Franz-Josef and take care of Charlotte.

Charlotte was kept under observation by a team of medical and imperial guards.
The king sent Jan Frans Bulckens (1813–1876), a Belgian psychiatrist, to his sister.
The medical team decided that the empress could not be told of the execution of her husband.
With medical approval, Queen Marie Henriette gave her sister-in-law a faked telegram from her husband to come back to Brussels.
This worked and the empress-dowager left Miramare for the last time.
Together with her sister-in law, Queen Marie Henriette and the Belgian delegation they left for Belgium.
After she left Miramare she was returned to the Imperial Court.

Historians think that after the death of the Emperor in Mexico, Charlotte only had the status of a rich dowager.
For the Viennese court and imperial family it was in their financial interest to keep her in Miramare.
There her fortune was guarded under the care of Eduard von Radonetz, the prefect of Miramare (Trieste).
When she was in Belgium the Viennese court would need to pay her dowry to Leopold in Belgium.
This theory is confirmed by André Castelot.

Charlotte and her sister-in-law were allowed to go back to Belgium where the king gave her court at Bouchout Castle in Meise, Belgium.
During the final years of his life the king cared for his sister.
The former empress wrote notes of profound gratitude of the care she received from her brother and nephews.
During World War I, there was fighting near Bouchout Castle.
The occupying German army did not, however, enter the grounds, over which an Austro-Hungarian flag flew; because Austria-Hungary was one of Germany's chief allies and Carlota was the widowed sister-in-law of the Austrian emperor.
As Carlota's illness progressed, her paranoia faded.
She remained deeply in love with her husband.
After his death, she cherished all of the surviving possessions they had enjoyed in common.
Carlota died of pneumonia brought on by influenza at Bouchout Castle on 19 January 1927, and is buried in the Royal Crypt of the Church of Our Lady of Laeken.
While the Empress was resting, the Emperor of Austria and the King of Belgium sent delegations to Miramare Castle. The Count of Bombelles, and Dr Von Jilek, a friend of the Emperor of Mexico, were sent to Miramare. The King of Belgium sent baron Auguste Goffinet on a mission to get his sister home. Emperor Maximilian was captured by Mexican Republican forces and executed on 19 June 1867. Now archduchess again, she was obedient to the Austrian court, and Count Karl of Bombelles tried to keep her in Miramare. Discussions between the imperial court and Brussels became more important, because of the heritage. The emperor placed Charlotte under custody of his brother Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria. The king sent his wife to Vienna to visit her cousin Emperor Franz-Josef and take care of Charlotte.
Charlotte was kept under observation by a team of medical and imperial guards. The king sent Jan Frans Bulckens (1813–1876), a Belgian psychiatrist, to his sister. The medical team decided that the empress could not be told of the execution of her husband. With medical approval, Queen Marie Henriette gave her sister-in-law a faked telegram from her husband to come back to Brussels. This worked and the empress-dowager left Miramare for the last time. Together with her sister-in law, Queen Marie Henriette and the Belgian delegation they left for Belgium. After she left Miramare she was returned to the Imperial Court.
Historians think that after the death of the Emperor in Mexico, Charlotte only had the status of a rich dowager. For the Viennese court and imperial family it was in their financial interest to keep her in Miramare. There her fortune was guarded under the care of Eduard von Radonetz, the prefect of Miramare (Trieste). When she was in Belgium the Viennese court would need to pay her dowry to Leopold in Belgium. This theory is confirmed by André Castelot.
Charlotte and her sister-in-law were allowed to go back to Belgium where the king gave her court at Bouchout Castle in Meise, Belgium. During the final years of his life the king cared for his sister. The former empress wrote notes of profound gratitude of the care she received from her brother and nephews. During World War I, there was fighting near Bouchout Castle. The occupying German army did not, however, enter the grounds, over which an Austro-Hungarian flag flew; because Austria-Hungary was one of Germany's chief allies and Carlota was the widowed sister-in-law of the Austrian emperor. As Carlota's illness progressed, her paranoia faded. She remained deeply in love with her husband. After his death, she cherished all of the surviving possessions they had enjoyed in common. Carlota died of pneumonia brought on by influenza at Bouchout Castle on 19 January 1927, and is buried in the Royal Crypt of the Church of Our Lady of Laeken.
Carlota of Mexico