16 May 1877 crisis
Videos
The 16 May 1877 crisis, or more simply the Seize Mai, was a political crisis and institutional crisis that occurred in France during the Third Republic. It pitted the President of the Republic, Marsha
Like a jack-in-the-box, Léon Gambetta pops out of a surprise box in front of President Mac Mahon, demanding that he "submit or resign".
![The crowd in front of the Corps législatif of the French Second Empire [fr] on the morning of the proclamation, painting by Jacques Guiaud and Jules D](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Exterior_of_Corps_legislatif.jpg/500px-Exterior_of_Corps_legislatif.jpg)
The crowd in front of the Corps législatif of the French Second Empire [fr] on the morning of the proclamation, painting by Jacques Guiaud and Jules Didier [fr].
Official portrait of Adolphe Thiers in 1871.
Original of the law of 16 July 1875, with its seal, preserved at the Archives Nationales.
Patrice de MacMahon
Videos
Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de MacMahon, marquis de MacMahon, duc de Magenta, was a French general and politician who served as President of France from 1873 to 1879. He was elevated to the dignity of
16 May 1877 crisis
…was a political crisis and institutional crisis that occurred in France during the Third Republic. It pitted the President of the Republic, Marshal Patrice de Mac Mahon, a convinced monarchist, against the republican majority that had emerged from the 1876 legislative elections. The events took place in a turbulent…
Patrice de MacMahon, c. 1890
General MacMahon (right) with General Jean-Louis Borel (left), c. 1856
Portrait of Marshal MacMahon by Horace Vernet, 1860
Général MacMahon, c. 1865-70