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Maximilian

American

[mak-suh-mil-yuhn] / ˌmæk səˈmɪl yən /

noun

1832–67, archduke of Austria: emperor of Mexico 1864–67.
a male given name.

Maximilian British

/ ˌmæksɪˈmɪlɪən /

noun

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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A team of Citi analysts led by Maximilian Layton said in a note Tuesday that silver is being driven by capital allocation, and it is “behaving like ‘gold squared’ or gold on steroids.’”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026

Dr. Maximilian Mahlein, a researcher at Fabbietti's Chair for Dense and Strange Hadronic Matter at the TUM School of Natural Sciences, adds that the findings have broader implications.

From Science Daily • Dec. 27, 2025

Goals from Julian Brandt and Maximilian Beier lifted Borussia Dortmund to a nervy 2-0 home win over Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday and up to second in the Bundesliga table.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

Ultimately, Maximilian never shed the stigma of being a foreign interloper.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

Or storybook pirates or fairy-tale witches—those were the worst disasters Maximilian could imagine.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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