maximilian
Speech parts
1. maximilian - Noun
2. Maximilian - Proper noun
Meaning
A gold coin of Bavaria, of the value of about 13s. 6d. sterling, or about three dollars and a quarter.
Source: Webster's dictionaryPhrases with the word
Examples
According to a decree issued by Emperor Maximilian I in 1496, Jews were forced to leave the city of Maribor.
After the regency ended, Maximilian and Charles VIII of France exchanged these two territories for Burgundy and Picardy in the Treaty of Senlis (1493).
After taking control, Maximilian instituted immediate financial reform.
At length a compromise was reached: Philip was to succeed Ferdinand, but during the former's reign Maximilian, as King of the Romans, was to govern Germany.
Attempts at creating a unified state were not very successful, but rather re-emerged the idea of the three divisions of Austria that existed prior to the unification of Frederick and Maximilian.
At the time there were two surviving branches of the Wittelsbach family: Palatinate-Zweibrücken (headed by Maximilian Joseph) and Palatinate-Birkenfeld (headed by Count Palatine William ).