Second Bastille imprisonment after Rohan clashApr 17, 1726Labels: Guy de, BastilleVoltaire BritannicaVoltaire WikipediaLettres anglais bearings
Returns to France after English exileJan 1, 1729Labels: England influence, NewtonianismVoltaire BritannicaLetters on the
Publishes English letters in London (English edition)Aug 1, 1733Labels: Letters concerning, LondonLetters on theContextus text
French edition suppressed; Voltaire takes refuge at CireyMay 1, 1734Labels: Lettres philosophiques, milie duVoltaire BritannicaLetters on the
Publishes “Le Mondain,” triggering a new scandalJan 1, 1736Labels: Le MondainLe Mondain WikipediaLe Mondain fr
Moves to Prussia to work with Frederick IIJan 1, 1750Labels: Frederick II, Prussian courtVoltaire WikipediaVoltaire Britannica
Leaves Prussia after court conflictsJan 1, 1753Labels: Frederick II, PrussiaCastle Ferney historyVoltaire Wikipedia
Publishes “Essai sur les mœurs” (universal history)Jan 1, 1756Labels: Essai surVoltaire FoundationEssai Wikipedia
Publishes “Candide,” rapidly banned in Geneva and ParisJan 1, 1759Labels: CandideCandide WikipediaVoltaire Foundation blog
Settles near Geneva and buys Ferney estateFeb 9, 1759Labels: Ferney, Geneva borderCastle Ferney historyVoltaire Wikipedia
Calas affair execution galvanizes Voltaire’s activismMar 10, 1762Labels: Jean Calas, ToulouseCalas BritannicaSEV summary
Publishes “Dictionnaire philosophique” anonymouslyJun 1, 1764Labels: Dictionnaire philosophiqueDictionnaire WikipediaVoltaire Foundation
Returns to Paris for “Irène” and dies soon afterMay 30, 1778Labels: Ir ne, ParisVoltaire WikipediaHISTORY 1778