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Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne
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Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne (Charles-Joseph, Prince de Ligne in French, Charles Joseph Fürst von Ligne (or Fürst de Ligne), in German: (May 23, 1735, Brussels – December 13, 1814, Vienna) was a Field marshal and writer, and member of a princely family of Hainaut.
Quotes
Le congrès ne marche pas, il danse.
The congress of Vienna does not walk, but it dances.
Reported in the Edinburgh Review, July 1890, p. 244, which praised it as part of "[o]ne of the Prince de Ligne's speeches that will last forever".
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Category:1814 deaths
Category:Military leaders from Austria