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Charles-Louis De Secondat
Charles-Louis de Secondat , baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu
Born: 18 January 1689 Château de la Brède
Died: 10 February 1755 (aged 66) Paris, France
Family: Jeanne de Lartigue (wife), Jacques de Secondat (father),
Marie Françoise de Pesnel (mother) Early Life and Education: Montesquieu was born to wealthy noble parents in southwest France. He attended the Catholic College of Juilly, during a time of political change in the British Isles and in the midst of Louis 15th’s succession to the throne of France. After the death of his uncle, Charles-Louis de Secondat received the title Baron de Montesquieu and Président à Mortier in the Parliament of Bordeaux. His first literary success came with the publication of Lettres persanes
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