Historedia
Person

Victor Hugo

Events
4
Episodes
11
Years
1831–1862

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Victor Hugo, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris published

    1831

    Role: Author

    1. 1831 · ParisPublication of Notre-Dame de Paris

      Victor Hugo's Gothic novel Notre-Dame de Paris was published in 1831, fulfilling a deadline set by publisher Charles Gosselin in 1830.

  2. Adolphe Thiers becomes prime minister of France

    1840

    Role: Writer

    1. March 1840 · ParisSecret Funds Debate

      Thiers secured an easy majority in the debate on secret funds in March 1840.

    2. 1 March 1840 – October 1840 · ParisFormation of the Second Thiers Cabinet

      Thiers formed his government on 1 March 1840, following the collapse of the Soult cabinet on 20 February 1839.

    3. 12 May 1840 · ParisTransfer of Napoleon's Remains

      The government announced the transfer of Napoleon's remains to the Invalides.

    4. 16 May 1840 · ParisRejection of Social Reforms

      Thiers rejected universal suffrage and social reforms following a speech by François Arago.

    5. 7 October 1840 · France (negotiations between the king and Thiers; specific site not stated in sources)Diplomatic Compromise on Egypt

      A compromise was reached regarding French support for Muhammad Ali in Syria.

  3. Verdi's Rigoletto premieres at La Fenice

    1851

    Role: Source Author

    1. January 1851 · VeniceCensorship Compromise

      A compromise was reached in January 1851 to allow the opera's production, involving character renames and setting changes.

    2. 5 February 1851 · VeniceComposition Completion

      Verdi completed the composition on 5 February 1851, shortly before the premiere.

    3. 11 March 1851 · Teatro La FenicePremiere at La Fenice

      Rigoletto premiered on 11 March 1851 in a sold-out La Fenice as part of a double bill with ballet Faust.

  4. Victor Hugo's Les Misérables begins publication

    1862

    Role: Author

    1. 30 March – 3 April 1862 · BrusselsPublication in Brussels and Paris

      The first two volumes of Les Misérables were released in Brussels on 30 or 31 March 1862, followed by Paris on 3 April 1862, preceded by a massive advertising campaign.

    2. 17 August 1862 · ParisCritical Reception in 1862

      Critics such as Théophile Gautier and the Goncourt brothers expressed negative opinions of the novel in August 1862, finding it artificial or disagreeable.

Sources

  1. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
  2. Victor Hugo Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
  3. Adolphe Thiers Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06
  4. Giuseppe Verdi Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28