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Montesquieu

Also known as Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat de Montesquieu, De Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Montesquieu

Charles Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (18 January 168910 February 1755), generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French judge, intellectual, historian, and political philosopher.

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Charles-Louis de Secondat, known as Montesquieu, was a French philosopher, writer, novelist, and sociologist born in 1689 at Château de la Brède. He held the noble title of baron and was a citizen of the Kingdom of France. His native language was French, and he was educated at Lycée Saint-Louis. Montesquieu practiced Catholicism and identified as male.

He authored notable works including The Spirit of the Laws, as well as Lisimakh and Considerations sur les finances d'Espagne. His writing genres included the epistolary novel and essay. Montesquieu was a member of the Académie Française, the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, the Royal Society, and the Académie de Stanislas in Nancy, France. He was also awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society.

Montesquieu died in Paris on February 10, 1755. He is buried in the Church of Saint-Sulpice. His works have been described by sources such as the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and the Nordisk familjebok.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1689
Died: 1755
Works: 541

Top works

De l'esprit des loix
Lisimakh
Oeuvres de Monsieur de Montesquieu
Dei delitti e delle pene di Cesare Beccaria con note
[Réflexions et pensées]

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan: 1689–1755
Nationality: FR, IT, FRA
Role / Field: Writer, Spisovatelia, Politici, Jurist, Filozofs, Umelecka literatura
Language: fre, fra
Gender: Male

Recorded by 43 libraries

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Key facts

Philosopher.region: Western philosophy
Philosopher.era: 18th-century philosophy
Philosopher.image: Charles Montesquieu.jpg
Philosopher.caption: Portrait by an anonymous artist,
Philosopher.name: Montesquieu
Philosopher.birth_place: Château de la Brède, La Brède, Aquitaine, France
Philosopher.death_place: Paris, France
Philosopher.school_tradition: EnlightenmentClassical liberalism
Philosopher.main_interests: Political philosophy
Philosopher.notable_ideas: Separation of state powers: executive, legislative, judicial; classification of systems of government based on their principles
Philosopher.children: 3
Philosopher.signature: Signatur Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu.PNG

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Charles
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of France
Place of birth: Château de la Brède
Place of death: Paris
Occupation: author
Educated at: Lycée Saint-Louis
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Religion: Catholicism
Award: Fellow of the Royal Society
Notable work: The Spirit of the Laws
Noble title: baron
Genre: essay
Image: Montesquieu 1.png

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topic's main category: Category:Montesquieu
place of burial: Church of Saint-Sulpice
Commons category: Montesquieu
date of death: 1755-02-10
date of birth: 1689-01-18
member of: Club de l'Entresol
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
birth name: Charles-Louis de Secondat
name in native language: Montesquieu
writing language: French
P8168: Mary Lambert
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Commons Creator page: Montesquieu
P12047: lead

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Works in European collections

30 objects attributed to Montesquieu, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Esprit des lois

About the Spirit of Rights

Listy perskie

Oeuvres - Vol. 7,: Lettres familieres /

De l'esprit des lois

Oeuvres - Vol. 6,: Grandeur des romains /

Oeuvres complètes de Montesquieu ... avec des notes d'Helvétius sur L'esprit des lois .. tome sixième

De l'esprit des lois

Des Herrn von Montesquieu sämmtliche Werke

Des Herrn von Montesquieu kleinere Werke .. Zweyter Band

Considérations sur les causes de la grandeur des romains et de leur décadence

De l'esprit des lois

Oeuvres de Montesquieu Tome troisième

Considerations on the causes of Roman greatness and decadence

Des Herrn von Montesquieu sämmtliche Werke

Eggs of Mr. de Montesquieu second volume

Oeuvres complètes de Montesquieu avec des notes de Dupin, Crevier, Voltaire, Mably, Servan, La Harpe, etc, etc

Untitled

~18 min read

Encyclopedic overview

11 sections

Contents

Biography
Philosophy of history
Political views
Climate theory and environmental determinism
Memorialization
List of principal works
See also
Notes
References
Sources
External links

He is the principal source of the theory of separation of powers, which is implemented in many constitutions throughout the world. He is also known for doing more than any other author to secure the place of the word despotism in the political lexicon. His anonymously published The Spirit of Law (''De l'esprit des lois'', 1748) first translated into English (Nugent) in a 1750 edition was received well in both Great Britain and the American colonies, and influenced the Founding Fathers of the United States in drafting the U.S. Constitution.

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