Baron de Montesquieu (jan 1, 1689 – jan 1, 1755)
Description:
Montesquieu was a French Enlightenment thinker who thought that France was outdated and came up with a system of government where the power is divided. In his book "The Persian Letters", he ultimately describes how France is outdated. Montesquieu also came up with the seperation of powers, believing that all the power with one person would end up with corruption and misuse, and that it would be better to divide the government in three parts, which could stop each other from corrupting.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1689
jan 1, 1755
~ 66 years