Marie Armand Patrice de Mac Mahon

Life

The eldest son of Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta, and Elisabeth de La Croix de Castries. MacMahon joined the Special Military School of Saint-Cyr in 1873 until 1875 (promotion of Archduke Albert). On the death of his father, he inherited the ducal title Duc de Magenta in 1893. The following year, on the death of his cousin, Charles-Marie MacMahon (1856-1894) (m. Marthe de Vogüé), Marie inherited the title Marquis Éguilly in 1894 which was later changed to Marquis de MacMahon.

He participated in the conquest of Madagascar (1883-1896). He was then Battalion Commander from 28 October 1895, he was then appointed head of the 2nd battalion of Foot Hunters in 1896 and remained so until 1904.

After serving in the 129th Infantry Regiment as a lieutenant colonel between 24 December 1912 and 13 October 1914. Also, with the rank of colonel of the 35th Infantry Regiment and the 14th Infantry Division under the command of General Louis Pastor and Etienne de Villaret, as well as Colonel of the 7th army corps commanded by General Louis Bonneau.

He fought in World War I during which he commanded the 43rd Brigade, before being promoted to Brigadier General on 15 February 1915.

From 1924, he lived at 17, Boulevard Raspail. MacMahon died in 1927.

Marriage and issue

Marie Armand Patrice married in a civil ceremony, Princess Marguerite Françoise Marie Louise, daughter of Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres and Princess Françoise of Orléans on 22 April 1896. On the 23rd he had a religious ceremony in the chapel of the Chateau of Chantilly. Princess Marguerite d'Orléans was born on 25 January 1869 in Morgan House, Ham, Richmond, England and died on 31 January 1940 at the Château de la Forêt in Montcresson

From this union are born three children and several descendants:

Marie Elisabeth (19 June 1899, Luneville - 28 September 1951, Voreppe, Isère), married Henri Marie Léon de Plan, Count of Sieyès (6 November 1883, Aix-en-Provence - 23 June 1953, Château de la Forêt, Montcresson), on 22 September 1924 in Paris

Amélie Françoise Marie (11 September 1900, Luneville - 30 May 1987, Castle of Rambuteau), recipient of the Resistance Medal, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, married Almeric Philibert Marie Emmanuel Lombard de Buffières, Count of Rambuteau (29 August 1890, Geneva - 14 December 1944, Concentration camp of Buchenwald), on 5 February 1921 in Paris

Maurice Jean Marie, 3rd Duke of Magenta (13 November 1903, Luneville - 27 October 1954, Evreux), married Countess Marguerite Riquet de Caraman-Chimay (29 December 1913, Paris - 1 September 1990, Nice ) on 25 August 1937 at the Château de Sully. Had issue, including:

Philippe Maurice Marie, 4th Duke of Magenta (15 May 1938, Paris - 24 January 2002, Paris ), he married firstly, Claire-Marguerite Schindler (born: 1 August 1953, Geneva), on 15 February 1978 in Mollis, Switzerland (divorced in 1990). He married secondly Amelia Margaret Mary Drummond (born: 2 July 1963, Glencarse), on 4 May 1990 in London, she was the daughter of Humphrey ap Evans (later, Drummond of Megginch) and Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange. He had two children from each marriage:

Adelaide Philippine Jeanne Marie (born: 3 October 1978, Autun) married Romain Armand Philippe Marie Joseph Pezet de Corval (born: 1979), on 3 April 2004 in Lusigny in a civil ceremony and a religious ceremony on the following 15 May in the Sainte-Marie-Madeleine basilica of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume

Awards

Commander of the Legion of Honour

Croix de guerre 1914–1918, with 2 Bars

Commemorative Medal of Madagascar (1883-1896).

References and Bibliography

Bibliography

Patrick van Kerrebrouck et Christophe Brun, La maison de Bourbon : 1256-2004, vol. 2, 2004, 1010 p. (ISBN 978-2-9501509-5-0)

Gabriel de Broglie, Mac Mahon, Perrin, 2000, 459 p. (ISBN 978-2-262-01143-7)

Ronald Zins, Les maréchaux de Napoléon III : dictionnaire, Horvath, 1996, 251 p. (ISBN 978-2-7171-0892-7)