Lady Mary Wortley Montagu vs Montesquieu
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Compare the life timelines of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689–1762) and Montesquieu (1689–1755) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1689 to 1755.
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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689–1762)
- — Born in London Verified
- — Self-educated in her father's library at Thoresby Hall Verified
- — Eloped with and married Edward Wortley Montagu Verified
- — Survived smallpox Verified
- — Traveled to Constantinople as wife of the British ambassador Verified
- — Had her son inoculated against smallpox in Constantinople Verified
- — Championed smallpox inoculation in England Verified
- — Left England to live on the Continent Verified
- — Returned to London Verified
- — Died in London Verified
Montesquieu (1689–1755)
- — Born at the Chateau de La Brede near Bordeaux, France Verified
- — Studied at the Oratorian College de Juilly Verified
- — Studied law at the University of Bordeaux and was admitted to the bar Verified
- — Married Jeanne de Lartigue Verified
- — Inherited the barony of Montesquieu and the office of president a mortier in the Parlement of Bordeaux Verified
- — Published the Persian Letters anonymously Verified
- — Elected to the Academie Francaise Verified
- — Traveled extensively through Europe, including a long stay in England Verified
- — Published The Spirit of the Laws Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified