Hello, my name is Charles-Louis de Secondat, or Baron de
Montesquieu, but you can just call me Montesquieu. I was born on the 19th
of January in the year 1689 in a town called La Brède, and I died in 1755 due
to a terrible fever. I attended a college named Oratorian Collège de Juilly,
and later attended the University of Bordeaux in order to obtain my degree in
law. In the year of 1716, I was given my title, Baron de Montesquieu, which I
inherited from my late uncle. After publishing my novel, the Persian Letters, I experienced quite a
bit of literary fame. After residing in Paris for a few years and then
traveling around Europe, I decided to return to my hometown of La Brède, and
I began to work on The Spirit of the Laws.
Also, I strongly believed in protecting liberty; I believe that by separating
the powers of government into three branches, these branches being the
legislative, judicial, and executive. I contributed many different ideas to the
Enlightenment period in Europe, and left a wonderful legacy behind.
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