Cirey, Kingdom of France
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Cirey, in the Kingdom of France, was the country estate where Voltaire spent several productive years living and working with Émilie du Châtelet, becoming a major center of Enlightenment thought.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country estate
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residence → |
| associatedWith |
Enlightenment
→
French Enlightenment → correspondence → literature → mathematics → natural philosophy → philosophy → physics → scientific experimentation → |
| category |
Enlightenment salons
→
Historic houses in France → Voltaire → Émilie du Châtelet → |
| country |
France
→
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| era |
Ancien Régime
→
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| frequentVisitors |
Enlightenment intellectuals
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| hosted |
Voltaire
→
Émilie du Châtelet → |
| knownFor |
Voltaire’s residence with Émilie du Châtelet
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hosting an Enlightenment salon → philosophical and scientific collaboration → |
| languageOfEnvironment |
French
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| locatedIn |
Cirey-sur-Blaise
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Grand Est NERFINISHED → Haute-Marne → Kingdom of France → |
| notableResident |
Voltaire
→
Émilie du Châtelet → |
| ownedBy |
Émilie du Châtelet
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| politicalEntityAtTime |
Kingdom of France
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| residenceOf |
Voltaire
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Émilie du Châtelet → |
| significance |
important site of Voltaire’s intellectual development
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important site of Émilie du Châtelet’s scientific work → major center of Enlightenment thought → |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
18th century
→
Age of Enlightenment → |
| usedAs |
country retreat
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intellectual salon → literary workshop → scientific laboratory → |