1812 - 1843
1812
Lahorie is executed for plotting Napoleon’s downfall
1814
Back in France. General Léopold Hugo distinguishes himself at the siege of Thionville. Sophie Hugo sues him for maintenance
1815
France becomes a monarchy once more under Louis XVIII. General Léopold Hugo mistakenly hopes that by rallying to Louis XVIII in extremis he will be able to stay in the army. He is retired on half-pay.
1815-1824
Reign of Louis XVIII
1820
Victor Hugo’s Ode to the Death of the Duc de Berri attracts the attention of the Court. Louis XVIII sends him 500 francs
1821
Death of Sophie Hugo. Léopold Hugo marries his mistress, Catherine Thomas.
1822
Victor Hugo marries childhood sweetheart Adéle Foucher
1823
Birth of Victor Hugo’s first son, Léopold Victor
1824-30
Reign of Charles X
1824
Birth of Victor Hugo’s first daughter, Léopoldine
1825
Victor Hugo awarded the Légion d’Honneur for services to literature
1826
Birth of Victor Hugo’s second son, Charles Victor
1828
Death of General Léopold-Sigisbert Hugo. Birth of Victor Hugo’s third son, Francois-Victor.
1830
Premiere of Victor Hugo’s play, Hernani, interrupted by fist fights between admirers and detractors. Birth of second daughter Adéle.
1830-1848
Reign of King Louis Philippe
1831
Victor Hugo publishes “Notre-Dame de Paris”
1832
Hugo meets Juliette Drouet. Funeral of General Lamque – hero to workers and students – degenerates into riots, and the barricades described in Les Misérables
1836
Applies for membership of Academie Française; fails
1839
Second Academie Française election attempt again ends in failure
1841
Victor Hugo finally elected to the Academie Française
1843
Death of Léopoldine Hugo
