For 10 points, name this short-lived government ruled by Maximilian.
Description acceptableSara Yorke Stevenson's account of this regime referred to it as a "bed of roses in a gold mine." Brigadier general Jo Shelby offered the service of himself and his Missouri cavalry to this government after the defeat of the Confederacy. The Prussian prince Felix Salm-Salm led a charge of hussars in a last-ditch effort to save this regime. The troops that helped establish this government were sent over claims to the unpaid "Jecker loan." This regime's official proclamation was delayed by (*) Zaragoza's victory at the Battle of Puebla, which is commemorated on Cinco de Mayo. The loss of French military support doomed this government, whose leader was executed by order of Benito JuÃ¡rez. For 10 points, name this short-lived government ruled by Maximilian.
Description acceptableSara Yorke Stevenson's account of this regime referred to it as a "bed of roses in a gold mine."
Second Mexican Empire (prompt on partial answer; accept the Mexican government of Emperor Maximilian before "Maximilian"; prompt on "French intervention (in Mexico)")