Michel de Montaigne

Timeline

1. 1571–1588Château de Montaigne · DordogneAfter leaving his post at the Bordeaux parlement he withdrew to the Château de Montaigne, where in his tower study he wrote and repeatedly revised the first three books of the Essays, exploring ethics and questions of knowledge through personal experience and classical citations.
2. 1588–1592Bordeaux · GirondeAfter the 1588 Paris edition of the Essays he continued to add and revise; in his later years he again served as mayor of Bordeaux, dying of illness near the Château de Montaigne in 1592, after which his works spread widely across Europe.