THE ILLUMINISM: Voltaire |
1694 |
year of the birth of Voltaire. |
1704 |
Voltaire attends the Jesuits College, Louis-le-Grand. |
1713 |
Voltaire works as secretary for the French Embassy. |
1717 |
Voltaire is imprisoned in the Bastille for eleven months. |
1718 |
His first success with his tragedy "Oedipe". |
1721 Date of birth of Madame de Pompadour |
1723 |
He published the first edition of "La Henriade" an epic poem about the religion war and Henry IV.
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1726 |
After a persecution by Rohan the knight, Voltaire was imprisoned in the Bastille and subsequently exiled in England.
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1728 |
He returned to France. |
1731 |
He published "Lhistoire du Charles XII" (The history of Charles XII). |
1732 |
The success of his tragedy "Zaire". |
1734 |
He publishes "Le Lettres philosophiques" (The philosophical letters). Threatened to be arrested, Voltaire seeks refugee in Cirey by his friend Madame du Chatelet.
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1735 /1739 |
While in Cirey, he publishes "Les éléments de la philosophie de Newton" (The elements of Newtons philosophy).
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1740 |
Voltaire visits Frederick II in Clèves. |
1743 |
With the coming of the Angerson brothers, his friends, Voltaire accomplishes a secret mission in Berlin.
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1745 The arrival of Madame de Pompadour at the court |
1745 |
Louis XV wins in Fontenoy and Madame Pompadour arrives at court. Voltaire is named historian of the King.
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1746 |
He is elected at the Académie Française (The French Academy). |
1747 |
He has to face some difficulties at court. "Zadig". |
1748 |
In Nancy he attends the court of Stanislaus, the father in law of the King. |
1749 |
Madame du Châtelet dies. |
1750 |
Voltaire is named Chamberlain of Frederick II and goes to Berlin. |
1751 |
Voltaire publishes "La Siècle du Louis XV" (The century of Louis XV). |
1752 |
The Abbey of Prades collaborates to write The Encyclopaedia and then takes refugee in Berlin. |
1753 |
Voltaire breaks up with Fredrick II. |
1756 |
Voltaire publishes LEssai sur le moers and LEsprit de nations and collaborates to the Encyclopaedia. DAlambert goes to the Délices.
The Seven Year War begins.
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1757 |
The defeat of the French army in Rossbach. |
1758 |
The Duke of Choiseul takes part in the Ministry. |
1759 |
Voltaire publishes "Candide" as well as a few pamphlets against the enemies of the philosophers.
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1763 |
Voltaire publishes "Le Traité sur la tolerance" (The treatise about tolerance). |
1764 The death of Madame de Pompadour |
1764 |
A portable philosophical dictionary is published in Geneva. |
1765 |
Voltaire publishes Le Philosophe ignorant (The ignorant philosopher) and an extended edition of the Dictionnaire philosophique (The Philosophical Dictionary). |
1766 |
The knight La Barre is beheaded for impiety and a copy of the Philosophical Dictionary is is burnt on his body.
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1767 |
The publication of "L'Ingénu". |
1768 |
The publication of "La Princesse de Babylone". |
1769 |
A new edition of the Philosophical Dictionary entitled "La Raison par alphabet". |
1770 /1772 |
An extended edition of the Philosophical Dictionary. |
1776 |
Voltaire publishes "La Bible enfin expliquée". |
1778 |
Voltaire goes back to Paris: the apotheosis and the death. |
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Round table in to Sans Souci Voltaire and Frederic II of Prussia Other guests: D'Argens Mettrie Rothemburg Algarotti |