Electronic relaxation, the change in molecular electronic structure as a response to oxidation, is investigated in [FeX4]2-,1- (X = Cl, SR) model complexes. Photoelectron spectroscopy, in conjunction with density functional methods, is used to define and evaluate the core and valence electronic relaxation upon ionization of [FeX4]2-. The presence of intense yet formally forbidden charge-transfer satellite peaks in the PES data is a direct reflection of electronic relaxation. The phenomenon is evaluated as a function of charge redistribution at the metal center (Δqrlx) resulting from changes in the electronic structure.