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Joseph Léopold Sigisbert Hugo (15 November 1773 – 29 January 1828) was a French general in the Napoleonic Wars. He was the husband of Sophie Trébuchet and the father of four sons. He is best known for his relationship to his third son, the eminent writer and French peer, Victor Hugo.
- 15 November 1773, Nancy, France
- Field Marshal
- 29 January 1828, Paris, France
- Sophie Trébuchet
Died: January 29, 1828. Cause of Death: Apoplexy. Place of Death: Paris, France. Pronunciation: The father of famed author Victor Hugo, Joseph-Léopold-Sigisbert Hugo was an officer in the French army who spent much of his career with Joseph Bonaparte. Hugo was the son of a carpenter but chose to join the military as his career path.
A short biography (with portrait) of Joseph Léopold Sigisbert Hugo (1773-1828), general during the First French Empire, count of Sigüenza.
Jan 7, 2024 · Joseph Leopold Sigisbert Hugo. edit. Language. Label. Description. Also known as. English. Joseph Léopold Sigisbert Hugo. father of Victor Hugo (1773-1828)
Early life. Victor-Marie was born on 26 February 1802 in Besançon in Eastern France. He was the youngest son of Joseph Léopold Sigisbert Hugo (1774–1828), a general in the Napoleonic army, and Sophie Trébuchet (1772–1821). The couple had two other sons: Abel Joseph (1798–1855) and Eugène (1800–1837).
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- Panthéon, Paris
- 1829–1883
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Joseph Léopold Sigisbert Hugo, the son of a master-carpenter in Nancy, was an army officer who owed everything to the Revolution. In 1793 he had been sent to help put down the revolt in the Vendee; while he was there he had called at a farm at Petit-Auverne to ask for an hour’s shelter for his men.
Joseph Léopold Sigisbert. **HUGO. Né le 15 novembre 1773 - Nancy, 54395, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France. Décédé le 29 janvier 1828 - Rue Plumet, Paris 10e, 75010, Paris, Île-de-France, France,à l'âge de 54 ans. Général d'Empire, Maréchal de camp,Chevalier de l'Ordre de St-Louis , Comte de Siguenza, Commandant de l'Ordre Royal ...