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Miahuaxihuitl

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Other names
  
Miyahuaxihuitl

Spouse
  
Huitzilihuitl

Residence
  
Tenochtitlan

Title
  
Queen of Tenochtitlan

Parents
  
Tezcacohuatzin

Children
  
Moctezuma I

Miahuaxihuitl

Relatives
  
Chichimecacihuatzin I (niece) Atotoztli II (granddaughter)

Grandchildren
  
Atotoztli II, Chichimecacihuatzin II, Iquehuacatzin

Similar
  
Huitzilihuitl, Moctezuma I, Chichimecacihuatzin II, Itzcoatl, Acamapichtli

Miahuaxihuitl (modern Nahuatl pronunciation ) of Cuauhnahuac was a Queen of Tenochtitlan. Her name is also spelled as Miyahuaxihuitl. She was mother of the Princess Matlalcihuatzin and the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma I. She was also an aunt of the Queen Chichimecacihuatzin I and sister of the king Cuauhtototzin.

Biography

Miahuaxihuitl was born a princess, daughter of Tezcacohuatzin, king of Cuauhnahuac. She was known to be very beautiful.

Miahuaxihuitl became a wife of Aztec Emperor Huitzilihuitl. She was greeted with a pomp when she came to Tenochtitlan. She bore a son who would later become Emperor Moctezuma I.

Moctezuma married Miahuaxihuitl's niece Chichimecacihuatzin.

References

Miahuaxihuitl Wikipedia