Miahuaxihuitl

Miahuaxihuitl
Born	Cuauhnahuac
Residence	Tenochtitlan
Other names	Miyahuaxihuitl
Title	Queen of Tenochtitlan
Religion	Aztec religion
Spouse	Emperor Huitzilihuitl
Children	Emperor Moctezuma I
Parents	King Tezcacohuatzin
Relatives	Chichimecacihuatzin I (niece) Atotoztli II (granddaughter)

Miahuaxihuitl's son Moctezuma I in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis

Miahuaxihuitl of Cuauhnahuac was a Queen of Tenochtitlan. Her name is also spelled as Miyahuaxihuitl. She was an aunt of the Queen Chichimecacihuatzin I and sister of the king Cuauhtototzin.

Biography

Miahuaxihuitl was born as a princess, daughter of Tezcacohuatzin, king of Cuauhnahuac. She was very beautiful.^[1]

Marriage

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 became Emperor Moctezuma I.^[2]

Moctezuma married Miahuaxihuitl's niece Chichimecacihuatzin.

Family tree

Tezcacohuatzin

Miahuaxihuitl

Moctezuma I

Atotoztli II

Axayacatl, Tizoc and Ahuitzotl

Notes

1. ^ Pre-Columbian literatures of Mexico by Miguel León-Portilla
2. ^ García Purón (1984, pp. 31, 35)