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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MAXIMILIAN

Max `i *mil "ian, n. Etym: [From the proper name. ]

 

Defn: A gold coin of Bavaria, of the value of about 13s. 6d. sterling, or about three dollars and a quarter.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Maximilian

Max i mil ian |ˌmaksəˈmilyən ˌmæksəˈmɪliən | (1832 –67 ), Austrian emperor of Mexico 1864 –67; full name Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph. The brother of Franz Josef, he became emperor of Mexico under French auspices in 1864. US pressure forced Napoleon III to withdraw his support in 1867, and Maximilian was executed by a popular uprising led by Mexico's president Benito Juárez.

 

Maximilian II

Max i mil ian II 1811 –64, king of Bavaria 1848 –64. He became king upon the abdication of his father, Ludwig I. He was a patron of the arts and education, but his liberal objectives went largely unrealized due to an adversarial political climate and his frequent bouts of ill health.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Maximilian

Maximilian |ˌmaksɪˈmɪlɪən | (1832 –67 ), Austrian emperor of Mexico 1864 –7; full name Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph. Brother of Franz Josef, Maximilian was established as emperor of Mexico under French auspices in 1864. He was executed by a popular uprising led by Benito Juárez.

 

Maximilian II

Max i mil ian II 1811 –64, king of Bavaria 1848 –64. He became king upon the abdication of his father, Ludwig I. He was a patron of the arts and education, but his liberal objectives went largely unrealized due to an adversarial political climate and his frequent bouts of ill health.

 

Duden Dictionary

Maximilian

Ma xi mi li an Eigenname |Maxim i lian |männlicher Vorname