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Maximilian1 definition

Maxi·mil·ian (mak′sə mil′yən)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Max

Etymology: blend of the L names Maximus & Aemilianus

Maximilian2 definition

Maxi·mil·ian (mak′sə mil′yən)

  1. (born Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph) 1832-67; archduke of Austria: emperor of Mexico (1864-67); executed
  2. 1459-1519; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1493-1519)
  3. 1527-76; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1564-76)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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