Retirement to the château tower
· Tour de Montaigne, Château de Montaigne, Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne, France
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file On his thirty-eighth birthday, Montaigne retired from court and public employment to his ancestral retreat, beginning the seclusion associated with writing the Essais. The inscription identifies the retirement date; coordinates represent the surviving tower at the château.
