Biography Vigny was born in Loches (a town to which he never returned) to an aristocratic family. His father was a 60-year-old veteran of the Seven Years' War who died before Vigny's 20th birthday; his mother, 20 years younger, was a strong-willed woman who was inspired by Rousseau and took personal responsibility for Vigny's early education. His maternal grandfather, the Marquis de Baraudin, had served as commodore with the royal navy.
biography vigny was born in loches (a town to which he never returned) to an aristocratic family his father was a 60-year-old veteran of the seven years' war who died before vigny's 20th birthday; his mother 20 years younger was a strong-willed woman who was inspired by rousseau and took personal responsibility for vigny's early education his maternal grandfather the marquis de baraudin had served as commodore with the royal navy