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Victor Marie Hugo . Parents . Victor was born in Besancon. His father was Joseph Leopold Sigisbert Hugo His mother was Sophie Trebuchet. Joseph was an officer in Napoleon's army. Dates. Date of Birth: Feburary 26, 1802 Date of Death: May 22,1885. Children.
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Parents • Victor was born in Besancon. • His father was Joseph Leopold Sigisbert Hugo • His mother was Sophie Trebuchet Joseph was an officer in Napoleon's army.
Dates • Date of Birth: Feburary 26, 1802 • Date of Death: May 22,1885
Children • Victor had five children, although he had five children only one pulled through. The one that did survive was mentally ill. • Francois: October 28, 1828 – Decemer 26, 1873 • Leopold: July 16, 1823- October 10 1823 • Charles: November 4, 1826- March 13, 1871 • Adele: August 24, 1830- April 21, 1915 • Leopoldine: August 28, 1824- September 4, 1843
When Victor was young he wrote poetry, he also published a few volumes of lyric poetry. • Victor was not allowed to marry his love, Adele Foucher, but when his mother died he married her in 1822.
Leopoldine died when she was nineteen when she drown after a boating accident. The reason she wasn’t able to surface was because her dress was soaked and therefore became very heavy.
He was a French poet, and dramatist. Hugo is considered one of the most well-known French writers.
http://www.online-literature.com/victor_hugo • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/274974/Victor-Hugo/ • http://www.biography.com/people/victor-hugo-9346557