The MacMahon family originated in Ireland and established itself in France, where it gained prominence. John MacMahon, an

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

doctor born in

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, became naturalised in

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in 1749 and married Charlotte Le Belin, Dame d'Éguilly, on 13 April 1750. That same year, King

Louis XV of France Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached ...

created him Marquis d'Éguilly. His son, the second Marquis, served in the American War of Independence, including on the frigate ''Aigle'' which the British captured on 15 September 1782. A grandson of the first Marquis,

Patrice de MacMahon Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de MacMahon, marquis de MacMahon, duc de Magenta (; 13 June 1808 – 17 October 1893) was a French general and politician, with the distinction of Marshal of France. He served as Chief of State of France from 1873 to 1 ...

, served with distinction as a general in the

Crimean War The Crimean War, , was fought from October 1853 to February 1856 between Russia and an ultimately victorious alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom and Piedmont-Sardinia. Geopolitical causes of the war included t ...

of 1853–56 and later in the

Austro-Sardinian War The Second Italian War of Independence, also called the Franco-Austrian War, the Austro-Sardinian War or Italian War of 1859 ( it, Seconda guerra d'indipendenza italiana; french: Campagne d'Italie), was fought by the Second French Empire and t ...

of 1859, winning the

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on 4 June 1859. The following day Emperor

Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was the first President of France (as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte) from 1848 to 1852 and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870. A neph ...

created him Duc de Magenta. Later he became

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, serving from 1873 to 1879. The marquesal title held by the senior line of the family was inherited in 1894 by the younger

ducal Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are rank ...

line, and both titles remain extant. The

family seat A family seat or sometimes just called seat is the principal residence of the landed gentry and aristocracy. The residence usually denotes the social, economic, political, or historic connection of the family within a given area. Some families ...

of the de MacMahon family was the in

Montcresson Montcresson () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. See also *Communes of the Loiret department The following is the list of the 325 communes of the Loiret department of France France (), officially t ...

in the

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department of north-central France (where the 1st Duke died) but, after 1894, they inherited the current family seat, the

Château de Sully The Château de Sully, situated between Autun and Beaune (Saône-et-Loire), is the largest of the Renaissance châteaux of southern Burgundy. Paired outbuildings of a more vernacular character face each other across a grassed forecourt, while to th ...

in Sully in the Saone-et-Loire department.

Marquises of d'Éguilly (1750)

The holders of the title of Marquis d'Éguilly have included: * Jean Baptiste MacMahon, 1st Marquis de MacMahon (1715–1775) * (1752-1830) *

Charles Marie MacMahon, 3rd Marquis de MacMahon Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

(1793–1845) *

Charles Henri MacMahon, 4th Marquis de MacMahon Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...

(1828–1863) *

Charles Marie MacMahon, 5th Marquis de MacMahon Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...

(1856–1894) * Marie Armand Patrice MacMahon, 6th Marquis de MacMahon (1855–1927); he had previously succeeded as 2nd Duc de Magenta (see below)

Dukes of Magenta (1859)

The holders of the title of Duc de Magenta have included: *

Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de MacMahon, 1st Duc de Magenta Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de MacMahon, marquis de MacMahon, duc de Magenta (; 13 June 1808 – 17 October 1893) was a French general and politician, with the distinction of Marshal of France. He served as Chief of State of France from 1873 to 1 ...

(1808–1893) * Marie Armand Patrice MacMahon, 2nd Duc de Magenta, 6th Marquis de MacMahon (1855-1927) *

Maurice de MacMahon, 3rd Duc de Magenta Maurice may refer to: People *Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and Lo ...

, 7th Marquis de MacMahon (1903–1954) *

Philippe de MacMahon, 4th Duc de Magenta Philippe is a masculine sometimes feminin given name, cognate to Philip. It may refer to: * Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present) * Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Prince Philippe, Count ...

, 8th Marquis de MacMahon (1938–2002) *

Maurice de MacMahon, 5th Duc de Magenta Maurice may refer to: People *Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and Lo ...

, 9th Marquis de MacMahon (born 1992)

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