Chalchiuhnenetzin
- This is an article about one queen. Names similar to her are that of deities Chalchiuhtotolin and Chalchiuhtlicue and queen Chalchiuhcozcatzin.
| Chalchiuhnenetzin | |
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| Tlatoani | Moquihuix |
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| Father | Tezozomoc, Prince of Tenochtitlan |
| Mother | Atotoztli II |
| Children | Axayaca |
Chalchiuhnenetzin ("noble jade doll"; chal-cheeoo-neh-NEH-tseen) was an Aztec princess of Tenochtitlan and Queen consort of Tlatelolco, one altepetl - city-state.
Biography
Family
She was a daughter of prince Tezozomoc and his cousin, princess Atotoztli II.
Here is her family tree:
Family tree of Aztec emperors
Her brothers were emperors Axayacatl, Tizoc and Ahuitzotl and she was an aunt of Moctezuma II and Cuitláhuac.[1]
Marriage
Chalchiuhnenetzin married Moquihuix (died 1473), king of Tlatelolco. She bore him a son Axayaca, named after her brother.[2]
However, Moquihuix neglected Chalchiuhnenetzin, preferring the company of other women. It is said that her teeth smelled very bad.
She later came to her brother.[3]
References
- ↑ Cuauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón Chimalpahin (September 1997). Codex Chimalpahin: society and politics in Mexico Tenochtitlan, Tlatelolco, Texcoco, Culhuacan and other Nahua Altepetl in central Mexico. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-8061-2950-1. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ↑ García Granados, Rafael (1952). "1815 Moquihuix". Diccionario Biográfico de Historia Antigua de Méjico. Méjico: Instituto de Historia. pp. vol. 1, pp. 589– 595.
- ↑ Chimalpahin Codex
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