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Maximilian

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Max·i·mil·ian  (mks-mlyn) 1832-1867.
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.
Maximilian [ˌmæksɪˈmɪlɪən]
n
(Biographies / Maximilian (1832-1867) M, Austrian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) full name Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph. 1832-67, archduke of Austria and emperor of Mexico (1864-67). After the French had partially conquered Mexico, he was offered the throne but was defeated and shot by the Mexicans under Juárez


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Besides, Maximilian Morrel, though hardly two and twenty, had great influence over his father.
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[*] Maximilian I, born in 1459, died 1519, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
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