Historedia
Person

Patrice de MacMahon

Events
2
Episodes
5
Years
1871–1877

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Patrice de MacMahon, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Adolphe Thiers becomes President of the French Republic

    1871–1873

    Role: Successor as President

    1. 30 August 1871 · National AssemblyThiers Named President

      At age seventy-four, Adolphe Thiers was named President of the Republic by the French National Assembly in August 1871.

    2. 24 May 1873 · National AssemblyThiers Resignation

      Thiers resigned on 24 May 1873 due to opposition from monarchists and republicans, replaced by MacMahon.

  2. French Parliament asserts authority over President MacMahon in the 16 May 1877 crisis

    1877

    Role: President of the Republic

    1. 16 May 1877 · ParisDismissal of Jules Simon

      President MacMahon forced the resignation of Prime Minister Jules Simon on 16 May 1877, appointing Albert de Broglie as his successor.

    2. 25 June 1877 · ParisDissolution of the Chamber

      MacMahon dissolved the Chamber of Deputies on 25 June 1877, hoping to reverse the republican majority through new elections.

    3. 13 December 1877 · ParisAcknowledgment of Political Defeat

      MacMahon acknowledged his political defeat on 13 December 1877 by recalling Jules Dufaure to form a government.

Sources

  1. Adolphe Thiers Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06
  2. French Third Republic Wikipedia
  3. 16 May 1877 crisis Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-27
  4. Patrice de MacMahon Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04