Political Leaders of the Enlightenment

The atlas holds 19 people and 491 moments here, from 1685 to 1815. The most recorded lives are Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Napoleon Bonaparte and Catherine II of Russia.

Notable people

1. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

   from 1749 to 1815

   71 moments here

   German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…

2. Napoleon Bonaparte

   from 1769 to 1815

   56 moments here

   French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…

3. Catherine II of Russia

   from 1729 to 1796

   46 moments here

   Catherine II (Catherine the Great), born Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst, was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.…

4. George Washington

   from 1732 to 1799

   44 moments here

   George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…

5. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

   from 1687 to 1716

   35 moments here

   German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

6. John Adams

   from 1735 to 1801

   32 moments here

   American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…

7. Peter the Great

   from 1689 to 1725

   30 moments here

   Peter I of Russia, known as Peter the Great, was tsar from 1682 and emperor from 1721 until 1725.…

8. Montesquieu

   from 1689 to 1755

   29 moments here

   Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…

9. Benjamin Franklin

   from 1706 to 1790

   28 moments here

   American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…

10. Thomas Jefferson

    from 1743 to 1801

    27 moments here

    Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…

11. Lord Byron

    from 1788 to 1815

    26 moments here

    George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…

12. James Madison

    from 1751 to 1814

    25 moments here

    James Madison (1751–1836) was a Virginia planter, revolutionary politician, delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses, architect of…

13. Simón Bolívar

    from 1799 to 1810

    23 moments here

    Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…

14. John Locke

    from 1688 to 1704

    6 moments here

    English philosopher, physician, and political writer. Locke was born in Somerset, educated in London and Oxford, served Lord Shaftesbury in London,…

15. Louis XIV

    from 1685 to 1715

    6 moments here

    Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 1638–1715), king of France from 1643, was the Bourbon monarch known as the Sun King.…

16. Victor Hugo

    from 1802 to 1811

    3 moments here

    French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…

17. Abraham Lincoln

    from 1809 to 1811

    2 moments here

    American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…

18. Otto von Bismarck

    in 1815

    1 moment here

    Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…

19. Giuseppe Verdi

    in 1813

    1 moment here

    Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…

Moments

1. 1685 Reception of the Doge of Genoa Louis XIV
2. 1685 Edict of Fontainebleau Louis XIV
3. 1687 Stay at Rheinfels Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
4. 1688 Hosted at Sulzbach Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
5. 1688 Residence in Rotterdam John Locke
6. 1688 Arrival in Munich Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
7. 1688 Meeting at Graupen Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
8. 1688 Two weeks in Regensburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
9. 1688 Archival discovery in Augsburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
10. 1688 First extended Vienna stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
11. 1689 Residence at Dorset Court John Locke
12. 1689 Birth at Château de la Brède Montesquieu
13. 1689 Refuge at Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra Peter the Great
14. 1689 Return voyage with Princess Mary John Locke
15. 1689 First Venice stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
16. 1689 Arrival in Rome Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
17. 1689 Second Rome stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
18. 1689 Visit to Naples Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
19. 1689 Florence visit Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
20. 1689 Bologna stop Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
21. 1689 Departure from Florence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
22. 1690 Este archives at Modena Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
23. 1690 Este tombs at Vangadizza Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
24. 1690 Second Venice stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
25. 1690 Return visit to Vienna Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
26. 1690 Returns to Hanover from Italy Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
27. 1691 Wolfenbüttel library directorship Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
28. 1691 Settlement at Oates Manor John Locke
29. 1692 Departure for the siege of Namur Louis XIV
30. 1692 Siege of Namur Louis XIV
31. 1695 Return to Moscow after the first Azov campaign Peter the Great
32. 1697 Arrival at Zaandam Peter the Great
33. 1697 Shipbuilding study in Amsterdam Peter the Great
34. 1697 Visit to Delft Peter the Great
35. 1698 Arrival on Victoria Embankment Peter the Great
36. 1698 Fleet review at Deptford Peter the Great
37. 1698 Extended periods in Berlin Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
38. 1700 Permanent residence at Versailles Louis XIV
39. 1700 Student at the College of Juilly Montesquieu
40. 1700 Vienna church-union talks Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
41. 1700 Departure from Narva before battle Peter the Great
42. 1702 Final visit to London John Locke
43. 1702 Residence at Lützenburg and Berlin Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
44. 1703 Residence in the new Saint Petersburg Peter the Great
45. 1704 Dresden scientific-society mission Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
46. 1704 Arrival at Lützenburg Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
47. 1704 Death at Oates Manor John Locke
48. 1705 Legal studies in Bordeaux Montesquieu
49. 1706 Birth on Milk Street Benjamin Franklin
50. 1706 Berlin residence Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

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