Political Leaders in Bordeaux

The atlas holds 4 people and 9 moments here, from 1539 to 1940. The most recorded lives are Montesquieu, Michel de Montaigne and Victor Hugo.

Notable people

1. Montesquieu

   from 1689 to 1731

   4 moments here

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

2. Michel de Montaigne

   from 1539 to 1581

   3 moments here

   French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…

3. Victor Hugo

   in 1871

   1 moment here

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

4. Charles de Gaulle

   in 1940

   1 moment here

   French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

Moments

1. 1539 Student at the College of Guienne Michel de Montaigne
2. 1557 Councillor of the Bordeaux Parlement Michel de Montaigne
3. 1581 Mayor of Bordeaux Michel de Montaigne
4. 1689 Birth at Château de la Brède Montesquieu
5. 1705 Legal studies in Bordeaux Montesquieu
6. 1714 Counselor at the Bordeaux Parlement Montesquieu
7. 1731 Retreat to La Brède after the grand tour Montesquieu
8. 1871 Follows the Assembly to Bordeaux Victor Hugo
9. 1940 Mission from Bordeaux Charles de Gaulle

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