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Baron de montesquieu books he wrote. At paris 10 february 1755 his family was of noble rank. His grandfather president of the bordeaux parliament his father a member of the royal bodyguard and his mother marie de penel who died when he was eleven traced her ancestry to an old english family. French writer and publicist b. Les vendanges de la liberté.

In the château de la brède near bordeaux 18 january 1689. He was educated at the oratorian collège de juilly received a law degree from the university of bordeaux in 1708 and went to paris to continue his legal studies. His mother marie françoise de pesnel who died when charles was seven was an heiress who brought the title of barony of la brède to the secondat family. His position was one of some dignity.

Baron de la brède et de montesquieu was a highly influential political thinker during the age of enlightenment. Voltaire wrote poetry and plays as well as historical and philosophical works. During his travels montesquieu did not avoid the social pleasures that he had sought in paris but his serious ambitions were strengthened. His father jacques de secondat was a soldier with a long noble ancestry.

The relative influence of european writers on late eighteenth century american political thought american political science review 78 no. Montesquieu was born at the château de la brède in southwest france 25 kilometres 16 mi south of bordeaux. French philosopher charles louis de secondat baron de la brède et de montesquieu was a highly influential political thinker during the age of enlightenment. Montesquieu charles de secondat baron de.

Charles louis de secondat baron de la brède et de montesquieu was born on january 19th 1689 at la brède near bordeaux to a noble and prosperous family. De l esprit des lois tome 2 by montesquieu 3 93 avg rating 67 ratings published 2012 50 editions. After the death of his mother he was sent to the. After the death of his mother he was sent to the catholic college of juilly a prominent school for the children of french nobility where he remained from 1700 to 1711 5 his father died in 1713 and he became a ward of his uncle the baron de montesquieu 6 he became a counselor of the bordeaux parliament in 1714.

He thought for a time of a diplomatic career but on his return to france decided to devote himself to literature.