year of the birth of Voltaire.

Voltaire attends the Jesuits College, Louis-le-Grand.

Voltaire works as secretary for the French Embassy.

Voltaire is imprisoned in the Bastille for eleven months.

His first success with his tragedy "Oedipe".

He published the first edition of "La Henriade" an epic poem about the religion war and Henry IV.

After a persecution by Rohan the knight, Voltaire was imprisoned in the Bastille and subsequently exiled in England.

He returned to France.

He published "L’histoire du Charles XII" (The history of Charles XII).

The success of his tragedy "Zaire".

He publishes "Le Lettres philosophiques" (The philosophical letters). Threatened to be arrested, Voltaire seeks refugee in Cirey by his friend Madame du Chatelet.

While in Cirey, he publishes "Les éléments de la philosophie de Newton" (The elements of Newton’s philosophy).

Voltaire visits Frederick II in Clèves.

With the coming of the Angerson brothers, his friends, Voltaire accomplishes a secret mission in Berlin.

Louis XV wins in Fontenoy and Madame Pompadour arrives at court. Voltaire is named historian of the King.

He is elected at the Académie Française (The French Academy).

He has to face some difficulties at court. "Zadig".

In Nancy he attends the court of Stanislaus, the father in law of the King.

Madame du Châtelet dies.

Voltaire is named Chamberlain of Frederick II and goes to Berlin.

Voltaire publishes "La Siècle du Louis XV" (The century of Louis XV).

The Abbey of Prades collaborates to write “The Encyclopaedia” and then takes refugee in Berlin.
In September during a lunch Voltaire projects a Philosophical Dictionary with the King.
In October-November he has some arguments with Maupertuis.

Voltaire breaks up with Fredrick II.
The King prevents him from going back to Paris, so he stays in Alsace and subsequently goes to Geneva at the Délices.

Voltaire publishes “L’Essai sur le moers” and “L’Esprit de nations” and collaborates to the Encyclopaedia. D’Alambert goes to the Délices. The Seven Year War begins.

The defeat of the French army in Rossbach.
Due to the beginning of the persecution against the philosophers, the Encyclopaedia breaks Off.

The Duke of Choiseul takes part in the Ministry.
Voltaire buys Ferney and Tourney in French territory on the Swiss borders.

Voltaire publishes "Candide" as well as a few pamphlets against the enemies of the philosophers.

Voltaire publishes "Le Traité sur la tolerance" (The treatise about tolerance).

A portable philosophical dictionary is published in Geneva.

Voltaire publishes “Le Philosophe ignorant” (The ignorant philosopher) and an extended edition of the “Dictionnaire philosophique” (The Philosophical Dictionary).
The Ministry allows the publication of the last book of the Encyclopaedia.

The knight La Barre is beheaded for impiety and a copy of the Philosophical Dictionary is is burnt on his body.

The publication of "L'Ingénu".

The publication of "La Princesse de Babylone".

A new edition of the Philosophical Dictionary entitled "La Raison par alphabet".

An extended edition of the Philosophical Dictionary.

Voltaire publishes "La Bible enfin expliquée".

Voltaire goes back to Paris: the apotheosis and the death.