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Odes et Ballades prints royalist lyric in the restored Bourbon public

In 1826 Victor Hugo issued Odes et Ballades, a public lyric book still working the Restoration’s royal register. In the causal graph this event weakens Democratic Resilience, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — a worsening welfare path.

Sources: [1][2]

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In 1826 Victor Hugo issued Odes et Ballades, a public lyric book still working the Restoration’s royal register.

Context

A young poet can later become a republican. Split 1851 exile as a different politics.

Victor Hugo’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Why it matters

1826 is not 1848 and not 1862.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Victor Hugo

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.55 · verified

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactOdes et Ballades prints royalist lyric in the restored Bourbon public
    2. weakensDriverDemocratic Resilience
    3. strengthensIndicators (3)Having a say in government
    Worsening path

    impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 1 January 1826 · verified

    • Having a say in government

      via Democratic Resilience

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.35 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.7)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Clean elections index

      via Democratic Resilience

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      0.53 score from 0 to 1 · 0.34 below the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      125 readings, 1900–2024: rose from 0.17 score from 0 to 1 to 0.53 score from 0 to 1.

      Above normal = better

    • WJP Rule of Law Index (global)

      via Democratic Resilience

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      0.55 index score (0-1) · 0.26 below the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      Above normal = better

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Britannica — Victor HugoEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Gallica — Bibliothèque nationale de FranceBibliothèque nationale de France · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

BnF/Gallica holdings and Britannica independently place the 1820s odes in a Restoration royal register.

Established: 1826 public Odes et Ballades. Not established: that the book uniquely delayed 1830.

Contribution type is direct.

Later museums, UNESCO listings, Loeb reprints, and 2024–2025 COP or NATO rows are not this event. Responsibility 0.55 and influence 0.55 bound the path; they are not a personality score. If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here. Readers should open both named URLs.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorVictor Hugo
  2. contributed toFactOdes et Ballades prints royalist lyric in the restored Bourbon public
  3. weakensDriverDemocratic Resilience
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). Odes et Ballades prints royalist lyric in the restored Bourbon public. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/hug-odes-charles-x-1826

https://factrail.ai/facts/hug-odes-charles-x-1826

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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