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1689 CE - 1757 CE: Life of the French philosopher Montesquieu.
1689 CE: The philosopher Montesquieu is born near Bordeaux, France.
1708 CE: Montesquieu graduates in law from the University of Bordeaux.
1714 CE - 1725 CE: Montesquieu serves as a judge at Bordeaux's Parlement.
1715 CE: Montesquieu marries Jeanne de Lartigue.
1721 CE: Montesquieu publishes his Lettres persanes (Persian Letters).
1727 CE: Montesquieu is elected to the prestigious Académie Française.
1728 CE - 1731 CE: Montesquieu travels to Germany, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, and England.
1734 CE: Montesquieu publishes his Considerations on the Greatness and Decline of the Romans.
1748 CE: Montesquieu publishes his The Spirit of the Laws where he outlines his separation of powers.
1750 CE: Montesquieu publishes his Defence of the Spirit of the Laws.
1751 CE: The Catholic Church adds Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws to the Index of Forbidden Books.
1755 CE: The French philosopher Montesquieu dies in Paris.