… height of his glory. Immediately upon arriving in Geneva, he exploited his relationships with some of the influential elite, such as the Tronchins, so he could settle in the house he would later call ‘Les Délices,’ though as a Catholic, it … in Geneva 5 And from his residence in Lausanne, he used theatre to gain access to the circles of the local elites . 6 Voltaire was well known and admired, drawing crowds clamouring to know the great author; his network of …