Patrice de Mac-Mahon



Born in 1808 with the castle from Sully, close to Autun (Saone-et-Loire). Died in 1893 in Montcresson (Loiret), its coffin is led in the crypt of the Invalids (Paris).

Political life :
President of the Republic of May 24, 1873 to January 30, 1879.

1873 - Proclamation of the presidential septennate.
1875 - Vote constitutional laws (Wallon amendment, to 1 vote of majority, which institutes the republican system) and re-establishment of the Senate.
         - Installation of the President of the Republic in the Elysium.
1878 - World Fair.
1879 - January 30, the President of the Republic resigns.