Life of Montesquieu

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  • Montesquieu's Birth

    Montesquieu's Birth

    Montesquieu was born on La Brède near Bordeaux

  • Montesquieu became baron de la Brède

    Montesquieu's mother died when he was seven years old, and he inherited from her the title baron de la Brède.

  • Montesquieu obtained law degree

    Montesquieu received a law degree from the University of Bordeaux and went to Paris to continue his legal studies.

  • Montesquieu's father died

    Montesquieu's father passed away and he became a ward of his uncle, the Baron de Montesquieu.

  • Montesquieu's uncle died

    Montesquieu inherits his uncle's entire fortune, of the barony of Montesquieu and the office of speaker in Parliament.
  • Montesquieu wrote Lettres persanes

    Montesquieu wrote Lettres persanes

    Montesquieu wrote the Persian Letters, a literary work recounting the experiences of two fictional Persian noblemen, Usbek and Rica, who spend several years in France under Louis XIV and the Regency.
  • Montesquieu wrote the Considérations sur les causes de la grandeur des Romains et de leur décadence

    Montesquieu wrote the Considérations sur les causes de la grandeur des Romains et de leur décadence

    The Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline was published
  • Montesquieu wrote De l'esprit des loix

    Montesquieu wrote De l'esprit des loix

    Montesquieu's greatest work, The Spirit of Law was published. It is a comparative study of three types of government: republic, monarchy, and despotism
  • Montesquieu's Death

    Montesquieu's Death

    Montesquieu died of a fever in Paris at the age of 66, leaving an unfinished essay on taste for Diderot and d'Alembert's encyclopedia.