Why did Alfred de Vigny support the Bourbon monarchy early in life?

Alfred de Vigny’s early support for the Bourbon monarchy was primarily rooted in family tradition. Born into an aristocratic family that had suffered under the French Revolution, Vigny was raised with ties to the royalist cause; his maternal grandfather, for instance, had served as a commodore in the royal navy.1

This background, combined with a youthful passion for military service, led him to join the king’s guard as a second lieutenant in 1814, at the age of 17, when the Bourbons were restored to power.1