Marie Armand Patrice de Mac Mahon

Marie Armand Patrice de MacMahon 2nd Duke of Magenta
Duke of Magenta
In office 17 October 1893 – 23 May 1927
Personal details
Born	(1855-06-10)10 June 1855 Outreau, Pas-de-Calais, France
Died	23 May 1927(1927-05-23) (aged 71) Paris, France
Spouse	Princess Marguerite d'Orléans ​ ​ (m. 1896)​
Parents	Patrice de MacMahon (father) Élisabeth de la Croix de Castries (mother)
Profession	Military officer
Military service
Branch/service	French Army
Rank	Brigadier General
Unit	2nd Battalion of Foot Hunters 129th  Infantry Regiment 35th infantry regiment
Battles/wars	Colonization of Madagascar First World War

Marie Armand Patrice de Mac Mahon, known as Patrice de Mac Mahon (10 June 1855, Outreau – 23 May 1927, Paris), 2nd Duke of Magenta and 6th Marquis d'Éguilly in 1893, was a French soldier and aristocrat.^[1]