Ludovic de Polignac
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Charles Ludovic Marie de Polignac (24 March 1828 – 13 January 1904) was a French soldier and explorer who spent much of his career in French Algeria. He is known for negotiating a treaty with the Tuareg people in 1862. He dreamed of creating a huge French empire in north and central Africa with the support of the Tuaregs and Arabs, and came to believe that the Jews and the British were conspiring against France.
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Charles Ludovic Marie de Polignac | |
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Born | (1828-03-24)24 March 1828 |
Died | 13 January 1904(1904-01-13) (aged 75) |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Soldier |
Spouse |
Gabrielle Henriette Prinzessin von Croÿ
(m. 1874) |
Parent(s) | Jules de Polignac Mary Charlotte Parkyns |
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