Montesquieu
(Reguidit frae Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu)
Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron o La Brède an o Montesquieu (/ˈmɒntᵻskjuː/;[1] French: [mɔ̃tɛskjø]; 18 Januar 1689 – 10 Februar 1755), generally referred tae as simply Montesquieu, wis a French lawyer, man of letters, an political philosopher who lived during the Age of Enlightenment.
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Born | 18 January 1689 Château de la Brède, La Brède, Aquitaine, France |
Dee'd | 10 Februar 1755 Paris, France | (aged 66)
Era | 18th-century philosopher |
Region | Western Philosophy |
Schuil | Enlightenment |
Main interests | Political Philosophy |
Notable ideas | Separation of state powers: executive, legislative, judicial; clessification of systems of government based on their principles |
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