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Maximilian I

American  

noun

  1. 1459–1519, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1493–1519.


Maximilian I British  

noun

  1. 1459–1519, king of Germany (1486–1519) and Holy Roman Emperor (1493–1519)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At that time, the future Emperor Maximilian I moved his court and court music from various residences to Vienna and laid the foundations for the Vienna Court Music Chapel and the Vienna Boys Choir.

From Washington Times Dec. 30, 2023

The victory in Puebla galvanized the Mexican forces but turned out to be short-lived, and France later occupied the country, installing Maximilian I as emperor.

From Seattle Times May 5, 2022

Maximilian I, who ruled a swath of Europe stretching from the Netherlands to Croatia, would have looked resplendent on the battlefield when he wore the tapered suit of ribbed and fluted steel here.

From New York Times Nov. 21, 2019

The first woman to wear one was believed to be Mary of Burgundy, who received hers from Maximilian I of Austria in 1477.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2016

Maximilian I, who was emperor at the opening of the sixteenth century, was absorbed in his foreign enterprises rather than in the improvement of the German government.

From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by Robinson, James Harvey

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