History Creator / VictorHugo

After the [[UsefulNotes/RevolutionsOf1848 Revolution of 1848]], he was elected as a conservative to the National Assembly under the Second Republic, though he found himself quickly moving left, and ended up being among those delegates who denounced Napoleon III's 1851 move to establish the Second Empire. Loud in his loathing of the imperial regime, he was exiled to UsefulNotes/{{the Channel Islands}} for some time. However, he returned after the UsefulNotes/FrancoPrussianWar ended the Second Empire, and sat first in the National Assembly and then in the Senate of the Third Republic until his death.

Hugo's most well remembered political causes included the reduction of poverty and better education for the masses as well as advocacy for the abolition of death penalty (which eventually happened in France just a little under a century after his passing). He was also an advocate for UsefulNotes/{{copyright}} and successfully lobbied for the Berne Convention (still today, the main treaty governing copyright internationally) as founder and honorary president of the ''Association Littéraire et Artistique Internationale''.

Hugo's political fights included the reduction of poverty and better education for the masses. He was also a staunch advocate for the abolition of death penalty (which eventually happened in France just a little under a century after his passing). He was also an advocate for UsefulNotes/{{copyright}} and successfully lobbied for the Berne Convention (still today, the main treaty governing copyright internationally) as founder and honorary president of the ''Association Littéraire et Artistique Internationale''.

Victor Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) is one of the titans of FrenchLiterature, as well a prominent politician and activist of the 19th century.

He witnessed all the revolutions UsefulNotes/{{France}} went through in the 19th century, which fuelled his sympathy for the common folk (showcased in ''Les Misérables'') and hatred of autocracy. Initially a conservative royalist (his mother had been a devoted if secret supporter of the Bourbons during the First Republic and First Empire), he grew more radical over time. He served in several legislative or constitutional bodies, starting under the [[UsefulNotes/FrenchPoliticalSystem July Monarchy]], in which Louis-Philippe created him Viscount Hugo, which came with the right to sit in the upper house; he was a consistently conservative-liberal voice in the Chamber of Peers. After the [[UsefulNotes/RevolutionsOf1848 Revolution of 1848]], he was elected as a conservative to the National Assembly under the Second Republic, though he found himself quickly moving left, and ended up being among those delegates who denounced Napoleon III's 1851 move to establish the Second Empire. Loud in his loathing of the imperial regime, he was exiled to UsefulNotes/{{the Channel Islands}} for some time. However, he returned after the UsefulNotes/FrancoPrussianWar ended the Second Empire, and sat first in the National Assembly and then in the Senate of the Third Republic until his death.

He witnessed all the revolutions UsefulNotes/{{France}} went through in the 19th century, which fuelled his sympathy for the common folk (showcased in ''Les Misérables'') and hatred of autocracy. Initially a conservative royalist (his mother had been a devoted if secret supporter of the Bourbons during the First Republic and First Empire), he grew more radical over time. He served in several legislative or constitutional bodies, starting under the [[UsefulNotes/FrenchPoliticalSystem July Monarchy]], in which Louis-Philippe created him Viscount Hugo, which came with it the right to sit in the upper house; he was a consistently conservative-liberal voice in the Chamber of Peers. After the [[UsefulNotes/RevolutionsOf1848 Revolution of 1848]], he was elected as a conservative to the National Assembly under the Second Republic, though he found himself quickly moving left, and ended up being among those delegates who denounced Napoleon III's 1851 move to establish the Second Empire. Loud in his loathing of the imperial regime, he was exiled to UsefulNotes/{{the Channel Islands}} for some time. However, he returned after the UsefulNotes/FrancoPrussianWar ended the Second Empire, and sat first in the National Assembly and then in the Senate of the Third Republic until his death.

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He witnessed all the revolutions UsefulNotes/{{France}} went through in the 19th century, which fuelled his sympathy for the common folk (showcased in ''Les Misérables'') and hatred of autocracy. He served in several constitutional and legislative assemblies under two [[UsefulNotes/FrenchPoliticalSystem republics]] (those established after, respectively, the [[UsefulNotes/RevolutionsOf1848 Revolution of 1848]] and the UsefulNotes/FrancoPrussianWar), and openly and loudly despised the Second Empire of Napoleon III, which got him exiled to UsefulNotes/{{the Channel Islands}} for some time.

* See Franchise.TheHunchbackOfNotreDame for the namesake adaptations
* See Franchise.LesMiserables for the namesake adaptations

* ''The Man Who Laughs'' (1928 and 2012)
* ''Film/DelusionsOfGrandeur'' (1971, based off ''Ruy Blas'')

* ''Film/DelusionsOfGrandeur'' (based off ''Ruy Blas'')

* See Franchise/LesMiserables for the namesake adaptations

He witnessed all the revolutions France went through in the 19th century, which fuelled his sympathy for the common folk (showcased in ''Les Misérables'') and hatred of autocracy. He served in several constitutional and legislative assemblies under two [[UsefulNotes/FrenchPoliticalSystem republics]] (those established after, respectively, the [[UsefulNotes/RevolutionsOf1848 Revolution of 1848]] and the UsefulNotes/FrancoPrussianWar), and openly and loudly despised the Second Empire of Napoleon III, which got him exiled to UsefulNotes/{{the Channel Islands}} for some time.

Hugo's political fights included the reduction of poverty and education for the masses. He was also a staunch advocate for the abolition of death penalty (which eventually happened in France just a little under a century after his passing). He was also an advocate for UsefulNotes/{{copyright}} and successfully lobbied for the Berne Convention (still today, the main treaty governing copyright internationally) as founder and honorary president of the ''Association Littéraire et Artistique Internationale''.

Hugo's political fights included the reduction of poverty and education for the masses. He was also a staunch advocate for the abolition of death penalty (which eventually happened in France just a little under a century after his passing). He was an advocate for UsefulNotes/{{Copyright}} and successfully lobbied for the Berne Convention (still today, the main treaty governing copyright internationally) as founder and honorary president of the ''Association Littéraire et Artistique Internationale''.

Hugo's political fights included the reduction of poverty and education for the masses. He was also a staunch advocate for the abolition of death penalty (which eventually happened in France just a little under a century after his passing).

He is most well known for his [[TheEpic epic]] novels ''Literature/LesMiserables'' and ''Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', though he was also an accomplished playwright and poet.

He witnessed all the revolutions France went through in the 19th century, which fuelled his sympathy for the common folk (showcased in ''Les Misérables'') and hatred of autocracy. He served in several constitutional and legislative assemblies under two [[UsefulNotes/FrenchPoliticalSystem republics]] (those established after, respectively, the [[UsefulNotes/RevolutionsOf1848 Revolution of 1848]] and the UsefulNotes/FrancoPrussianWar), and despised the Second Empire of Napoleon III, which got him exiled to UsefulNotes/{{the Channel Islands}} for some time.

Hugo's political fights included the reduction of poverty and education for the masses. He was also a staunch advocate for the abolition of death penalty (which happened just a little under a century after his passing in France).

Hugo's political fights included the reduction of poverty and education for the masses. He was also a firm advocate for the abolition of death penalty.

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He is most well known for his epic novels ''Literature/LesMiserables'' and ''Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', though he was also an accomplished playwright and poet.

* ''Theatre/TheKingAmusesHimself'' - Served as the basis of Music/GiuseppeVerdi's opera

* ''Theatre/TheKingAmusesHimself'' - Serves as the basis of Music/GiuseppeVerdi's opera

His play ''Le roi s'amuse'' (''Theatre/TheKingAmusesHimself'') was the basis of Music/GiuseppeVerdi's opera ''Theatre/{{Rigoletto}}''.

* ''Theatre/TheKingAmusesHimself''

He witnessed all the revolutions France went through in the 19th century, which fuelled his sympathy for the common folk (showcased in ''Les Misérables'') and hatred of autocracy. He served in several constitutional and legislative assemblies under the two republics (those established after, respectively, the [[UsefulNotes/RevolutionsOf1848 Revolution of 1848]] and the UsefulNotes/FrancoPrussianWar), and despised the Second Empire of Napoleon III, which got him exiled to UsefulNotes/{{the Channel Islands}} for some time.

He witnessed all the revolutions France went through in the 19th century, which fuelled his sympathy for the common folk (showcased in ''Les Misérables'') and hatred of autocracy. He served in several constitutional and legislative assemblies under the two republics (those established in after, respectively, the [[UsefulNotes/RevolutionsOf1848 Revolution of 1848]] and the UsefulNotes/FrancoPrussianWar), and despised the Second Empire of Napoleon III, which got him exiled to UsefulNotes/{{the Channel Islands}} for some time.

His play ''Le roi s'amuse'' (''Theatre/TheKingAmusesHimself'') was the basis of the Verdi opera ''Theatre/{{Rigoletto}}''.