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Also Known As Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu
Born January 18, 1689 • Bordeaux • France
Died February 10, 1755 (aged 66) • Paris • France
Notable Works “Persian Letters” • “Reflections on Universal Monarchy in Europe” • “Reflections on the Causes of the Grandeur and Decline of the Romans” • “The Spirit of Laws”
Role In Enlightenment

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Oval portrait print of Montesquieu by Pierre Michel Alix after Jean Francois Garnerey, showing Montesquieu with long curly white hair and a fur-trimmed robe, facing forward.
Portrait of French political philosopher Montesquieu in profile, wearing a draped garment and looking to the right.
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