theorem maximalIdeal_isPrincipal_of_isDedekindDomain [LocalRing R] [IsDomain R]
    [IsDedekindDomain R] : (maximalIdeal R).IsPrincipal := by
  classical
  by_cases ne_bot : maximalIdeal R = ⊥
  · rw [ne_bot]; infer_instance
  obtain ⟨a, ha₁, ha₂⟩ : ∃ a ∈ maximalIdeal R, a ≠ (0 : R) := by
    by_contra! h'; apply ne_bot; rwa [eq_bot_iff]
  have hle : Ideal.span {a} ≤ maximalIdeal R := by rwa [Ideal.span_le, Set.singleton_subset_iff]
  have : (Ideal.span {a}).radical = maximalIdeal R := by
    rw [Ideal.radical_eq_sInf]
    apply le_antisymm
    · exact sInf_le ⟨hle, inferInstance⟩
    · refine'
        le_sInf fun I hI =>
          (eq_maximalIdeal <| hI.2.isMaximal (fun e => ha₂ _)).ge
      rw [← Ideal.span_singleton_eq_bot, eq_bot_iff, ← e]; exact hI.1
  have : ∃ n, maximalIdeal R ^ n ≤ Ideal.span {a} := by
    rw [← this]; apply Ideal.exists_radical_pow_le_of_fg; exact IsNoetherian.noetherian _
  cases' hn : Nat.find this with n
  · have := Nat.find_spec this
    rw [hn, pow_zero, Ideal.one_eq_top] at this
    exact (Ideal.IsMaximal.ne_top inferInstance (eq_top_iff.mpr <| this.trans hle)).elim
  obtain ⟨b, hb₁, hb₂⟩ : ∃ b ∈ maximalIdeal R ^ n, ¬b ∈ Ideal.span {a} := by
    by_contra! h'; rw [Nat.find_eq_iff] at hn; exact hn.2 n n.lt_succ_self fun x hx => h' x hx
  have hb₃ : ∀ m ∈ maximalIdeal R, ∃ k : R, k * a = b * m := by
    intro m hm; rw [← Ideal.mem_span_singleton']; apply Nat.find_spec this
    rw [hn, pow_succ']; exact Ideal.mul_mem_mul hb₁ hm
  have hb₄ : b ≠ 0 := by rintro rfl; apply hb₂; exact zero_mem _
  let K := FractionRing R
  let x : K := algebraMap R K b / algebraMap R K a
  let M := Submodule.map (Algebra.linearMap R K) (maximalIdeal R)
  have ha₃ : algebraMap R K a ≠ 0 := IsFractionRing.to_map_eq_zero_iff.not.mpr ha₂
  by_cases hx : ∀ y ∈ M, x * y ∈ M
  · have := isIntegral_of_smul_mem_submodule M ?_ ?_ x hx
    · obtain ⟨y, e⟩ := IsIntegrallyClosed.algebraMap_eq_of_integral this
      refine' (hb₂ (Ideal.mem_span_singleton'.mpr ⟨y, _⟩)).elim
      apply IsFractionRing.injective R K
      rw [map_mul, e, div_mul_cancel _ ha₃]
    · rw [Submodule.ne_bot_iff]; refine' ⟨_, ⟨a, ha₁, rfl⟩, _⟩
      exact (IsFractionRing.to_map_eq_zero_iff (K := K)).not.mpr ha₂
    · apply Submodule.FG.map; exact IsNoetherian.noetherian _
  · have :
        (M.map (DistribMulAction.toLinearMap R K x)).comap (Algebra.linearMap R K) = ⊤ := by
      by_contra h; apply hx
      rintro m' ⟨m, hm, rfl : algebraMap R K m = m'⟩
      obtain ⟨k, hk⟩ := hb₃ m hm
      have hk' : x * algebraMap R K m = algebraMap R K k := by
        rw [← mul_div_right_comm, ← map_mul, ← hk, map_mul, mul_div_cancel _ ha₃]
      exact ⟨k, le_maximalIdeal h ⟨_, ⟨_, hm, rfl⟩, hk'⟩, hk'.symm⟩
    obtain ⟨y, hy₁, hy₂⟩ : ∃ y ∈ maximalIdeal R, b * y = a := by
      rw [Ideal.eq_top_iff_one, Submodule.mem_comap] at this
      obtain ⟨_, ⟨y, hy, rfl⟩, hy' : x * algebraMap R K y = algebraMap R K 1⟩ := this
      rw [map_one, ← mul_div_right_comm, div_eq_one_iff_eq ha₃, ← map_mul] at hy'
      

Proof state:
case intro.intro.intro.intro
R : Type u_1
inst✝⁶ : CommRing R
K✝ : Type u_2
inst✝⁵ : Field K✝
inst✝⁴ : Algebra R K✝
inst✝³ : IsFractionRing R K✝
inst✝² : LocalRing R
inst✝¹ : IsDomain R
inst✝ : IsDedekindDomain R
ne_bot : ¬maximalIdeal R = ⊥
a : R
ha₁ : a ∈ maximalIdeal R
ha₂ : a ≠ 0
hle : Ideal.span {a} ≤ maximalIdeal R
this✝ : Ideal.radical (Ideal.span {a}) = maximalIdeal R
this : ∃ n, maximalIdeal R ^ n ≤ Ideal.span {a}
n : ℕ
hn : Nat.find this = Nat.succ n
b : R
hb₁ : b ∈ maximalIdeal R ^ n
hb₂ : b ∉ Ideal.span {a}
hb₃ : ∀ m ∈ maximalIdeal R, ∃ k, k * a = b * m
hb₄ : b ≠ 0
K : Type u_1 := FractionRing R
x : K := (algebraMap R K) b / (algebraMap R K) a
M : Submodule R K := Submodule.map (Algebra.linearMap R K) (maximalIdeal R)
ha₃ : (algebraMap R K) a ≠ 0
hx : ¬∀ y ∈ M, x * y ∈ M
y : R
hy : y ∈ ↑(maximalIdeal R)
hy' : (algebraMap R K) (b * y) = (algebraMap R K) a
⊢ ∃ y ∈ maximalIdeal R, b * y = a

Next tactic:
exact ⟨y, hy, IsFractionRing.injective R K hy'⟩