Maximilian

(mak′sə milyən)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Max

Origin: blend of the L names Maximus & Aemilianus

  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)

See Maximilian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Austrian archduke and emperor of Mexico (1864-1867). Appointed emperor by the French, who had recently captured Mexico, he lacked popular support and was captured and executed by Mexican republicans when France withdrew from the country under American pressure.
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