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Patrice de MacMahon, President of France (1873-1879) was descended from a military family of Irish aristocrats who fled to France in the 18th century, following the confiscation of their lands by the British. He also led the main French Army in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870.

Patrice de MacMahon, President of France (1873-1879) was descended from a military family of Irish aristocrats who fled to France in the 18th century, following the confiscation of their lands by the British. He also led the main French Army in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870.