Historical figures in Plombières-les-Bains
The atlas holds 3 people and 5 moments here, from 1580 to 1809. The most recorded lives are Joséphine de Beauharnais, Voltaire and Michel de Montaigne. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Historians, across the Enlightenment and the Age of Exploration.
Notable people
Joséphine de Beauharnais
from 1798 to 1809
3 moments here
Marie-Josèphe-Rose Tascher de La Pagerie, known as Joséphine, was Napoleon Bonaparte’s first wife and Empress of the French from 1804 until the…
Voltaire
in 1754
1 moment here
François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, dramatist, and philosopher.…
Michel de Montaigne
in 1580
1 moment here
French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…
Moments
- 1580 Visit to Remiremont Abbey Michel de Montaigne
- 1754 Takes the waters at Plombières Voltaire
- 1798 First cure at Plombières Joséphine de Beauharnais
- 1801 Second cure at Plombières Joséphine de Beauharnais
- 1809 Final cure at Plombières Joséphine de Beauharnais