12 Facts About Jeanne Hugo

Leopoldine Clemence Adele Lucie Jeanne Hugo was a Belgian-born French heiress and socialite during La Belle Epoque.

Jeanne Hugo was a granddaughter of French novelist, poet, and politician Victor Hugo.

Jeanne Hugo was born in Brussels on 29 September 1869, the third child of the journalist Charles Hugo and his wife Alice Le Haene.

Jeanne Hugo's surviving older brother was the artist Georges Victor-Hugo.

Jeanne Hugo was a great-granddaughter of Joseph Leopold Sigisbert Hugo and Sophie Trebuchet.

Jeanne Hugo was the niece of Leopoldine Hugo, Francois-Victor Hugo, and Adele Hugo.

Jeanne Hugo's grandfather did not approve of the new marriage, and took custody of Jeanne Hugo and her brother, Georges.

Jeanne Hugo's grandfather died in 1885, leaving her with a vast inheritance.

In 1891 Jeanne Hugo married the journalist Leon Daudet, the son of writers Alphonse Daudet and Julia Daudet.

Jeanne Hugo divorced Charcot in 1905 on the grounds of desertion.

In 1906 Jeanne Hugo married Michel Negroponte, a Greek naval officer.

Jeanne Hugo died on 30 November 1941 in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.