Maximilian
[,mæksi'miliən]
Definition
(n.) A gold coin of Bavaria, of the value of about 13s. 6d. sterling, or about three dollars and a quarter.
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Examples
- Both he and his illusory greatness were the results of the matrimonial statecraft of his grandfather, the Emperor Maximilian I (born 1459, died 1519). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It reminded us of poor Maximilian, so lately shot. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The Emperor Maximilian I is still called the last of the knights; by German historians. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He invented a shabby quarrel upon financial grounds with Maximilian and withdrew the French troops. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The father of Charles died in 1506, and Maximilian did his best to secure his grandson's election to the imperial throne. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Then, by all the rules of kingship, Maximilian should have abdicated. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This he did, after much stiff fighting, making the Archduke Maximilian of Austria, Emperor of Mexico in 1864. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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