Another later tribute to Charles-Louis de Secondat (or Montesquieu to you)....

....also known as Monty (to avoid confusing the bipeds).

 

My signature (do not copy/paste please).
 
 

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....another of Monty's tunes is playing (the one he used to escape to the fields).

   
   
  His official portrait....
   
  And his domain....
   
   
  Negotiations....
   
  Your neutrality is noted....
   
   
  Equanimity....
   
  Peace....
   
   
  The borders....
   
  Watching out for illegal immigrants....
   
   
  My estate....
   
  Quite reasonably looked after by my gardeners....
   
   
  A return from a survey of the interlopers (hill-walking types to you)....
   
  That's the dungeon window you can see down there....
   
   
  My survey of the rural socio-economy continues....
   
  Arrrr? The farmers were friendly enough....
   
   
  The butler's office (when he wasn't in the the pantry)....
   
  The minion used to watch me from here (plying his trade I suppose)....
   
   
   
   
  And some music for the butler....
   
 
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  Come on Jeeves, my cheese awaits....