Quo res cumque cadunt, stat semper linea recta
- Born on October 16, 1824 in Paris
- Deceased on November 27, 1871 in Belœil, at château de Beloeil, at the age of 47 years
Parents
- Eugène de Ligne (1804 - 1880), prince de Ligne, ministre d'État
- Mélanie de Conflans (1802 - 1833), marquise d'Armentières
Family
- Married on September 30, 1851 in Paris, with Marguerite de Talleyrand-Périgord (1832 - 1917), issuing
- Louis Eugène (1854 - 1918)
Marie-Mélanie (1855 - 1931)- Ernest (1857 - 1937)
- Eugène (1858 - 1882)
- Relationship with Sarah Bernhardt (1844 - 1923), actrice, comédienne