Ludovic de Polignac

Charles Ludovic Marie de Polignac
Ludovic de Polignac from the frontispiece of Gabriel Esquer's 1930 biography Un Saharien
Born	(1828-03-24)24 March 1828 London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died	13 January 1904(1904-01-13) (aged 75) Bouzaréah, French Algeria
Nationality	French
Occupation	Soldier
Spouse	Gabrielle Henriette Prinzessin von Croÿ ​ ​ (m. 1874)​
Parent(s)	Jules de Polignac Mary Charlotte Parkyns

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.