Maximilian
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- Not to be confused with MaximianMaximianMaximian was Roman Emperor from 286 to 305. He was Caesar from 285 to 286, then Augustus from 286 to 305. He shared the latter title with his co-emperor and superior, Diocletian, whose political brain complemented Maximian's military brawn. Maximian established his residence at Trier but spent...
- Not to be confused with Maximian
Maximilian, Maximillian, or Maximiliaan is a male given name.
Saints
- Maximilian (martyr), 3rd century Christian martyr
- Maximilian of Lorch, Christian bishop and martyr
- Maximilian of AntiochMaximilian of AntiochMaximilian of Antioch was a Christian martyr under Julian the Apostate. He died ca. 353. His feastday is 21 August....
, Christian martyr under Julian the Apostate - Maximilian KolbeMaximilian KolbeSaint Maximilian Maria Kolbe OFM Conv was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi German concentration camp of Auschwitz, located in German-occupied Poland during World War II.He was canonized on 10 October 1982 by Pope John Paul II, and...
, 20th century Christian martyr
Monarchs
- Maximilian I, Holy Roman EmperorMaximilian I, Holy Roman EmperorMaximilian I , the son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and Eleanor of Portugal, was King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1493 until his death, though he was never in fact crowned by the Pope, the journey to Rome always being too risky...
(1459–1519) - Maximilian II, Holy Roman EmperorMaximilian II, Holy Roman EmperorMaximilian II was king of Bohemia and king of the Romans from 1562, king of Hungary and Croatia from 1563, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation from 1564 until his death...
- Maximilian I, Elector of BavariaMaximilian I, Elector of BavariaMaximilian I, Duke/Elector of Bavaria , called "the Great", was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire. His reign was marked by the Thirty Years' War ....
- Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of BavariaMaximilian II Emanuel, Elector of BavariaMaximilian II , also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the last Governor of the Spanish Netherlands and duke of Luxembourg...
- Maximilian III, Elector of BavariaMaximilian III, Elector of BavariaMaximilian III Joseph was Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire and Duke of Bavaria from 1745 to 1777.-Biography:...
- Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria
- Maximilian II of BavariaMaximilian II of BavariaMaximilian II of Bavaria was king of Bavaria from 1848 until 1864. He was son of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.-Crown Prince:...
- Prince Maximilian of BadenPrince Maximilian of BadenMaximilian of Baden was a German prince and politician...
- Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria
- Maximilian I of MexicoMaximilian I of MexicoMaximilian I was the only monarch of the Second Mexican Empire.After a distinguished career in the Austrian Navy, he was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico on April 10, 1864, with the backing of Napoleon III of France and a group of Mexican monarchists who sought to revive the Mexican monarchy...
, Emperor of Mexico
Other people
- Maximilian, or Max CrookMax CrookMaxfield Doyle Crook is an American musician, a pioneer of electronic music in pop. He probably remains best known as the featured soloist on Del Shannon's 1961 hit "Runaway", which he co-wrote and on which he played his own invention, the Musitron...
, American musician - Maximilian Robespierre, figure in the French Revolution
- Maximilian SchellMaximilian SchellMaximilian Schell is an Austrian-born Swiss actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Judgment at Nuremberg in 1961...
, actor - Maximilianus TransylvanusMaximilianus TransylvanusMaximilianus Transylvanus , also Maximilianus of Transylvania and Maximilian von Sevenborgen , was a sixteenth century author based in Flanders who wrote the earliest account published on Magellan and Elcano's first circumnavigation of the world...
(Maximilian von Sevenborg), sixteenth-century author - Maximillian Edward-Lloyd Jones, actor The Sandlot 2The Sandlot 2-Plot:The start of the movie flashes back to 1962 when Benny becomes the "Jet". The main part of the movie is set in 1972, 10 years after the events of The Sandlot. New kids have moved into the neighborhood of San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. They have started playing baseball in the sandlot....
- Maximillian or Max SchmelingMax SchmelingMaximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling was a German boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in the late 1930s transcended boxing, and became worldwide social events because of their national associations...
, German boxer
Fictional characters
- King Maximillian Acorn, fictional character from the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon series and comic book
- Maximillion Pegasus, fictional character on Yu-Gi-Oh
- Maximillian, main character in the PlayStation 2 video game Dark Cloud 2
- Maximillian (robot), robot from the 1979 Disney motion picture, The Black Hole
- Maximillian ArturoMaximillian ArturoProfessor Maximillian P. Arturo is a fictional character on the science fiction television show Sliders. He was played by John Rhys-Davies....
, fictional character on Sliders - Maximillian Faversham, character in the radio comedy The Penny Dreadfuls Present...
- Maximillian Skinner, main (fictional) character in A Good YearA Good YearA Good Year is a 2006 British romantic comedy film, set in London and Provence. It was directed by Ridley Scott, with an international cast including Russell Crowe, Marion Cotillard, Didier Bourdon, Abbie Cornish and Albert Finney...
- Tsar MaximilianTsar MaximilianTsar Maximilian is the best known and complex example of Russian folk theatre, and enjoyed wide popularity throughout European Russia from the 18th to the early 20th century.-External links:*Two different versions of the play:...
, hero of the eponymous Russian folk-play
Maximilian Morrel, character in the Count of Monte Cristo