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Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette - Wikipedia

a French nobleman and military officer who volunteered to join the Continental Army, led by General George Washington, in the American Revolutionary War.

Marquis de Lafayette | Contributions, Biography, & Facts - Britannica

Marquis de Lafayette, French aristocrat who fought in the Continental Army against the British in the American Revolution.

The Marquis de Lafayette - About

A young, wealthy French aristocrat with an impressively lengthy name, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, defied his own king ...

Marquis de Lafayette | George Washington's Mount Vernon

In 1790, Gilbert du Motier—better known as the Marquis de Lafayette—sent the key to George Washington on behalf of the people of France ...

Marquis de Lafayette | American Battlefield Trust

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, better known simply as the Marquis de Lafayette, was born into an extremely noble family in Chavaniac, France in...

La Fayette | Palace of Versailles

At the age of 17, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, was presented at Versailles. Heir to an immense fortune and having married into the Noailles dynasty ...

Biography of the Marquis de Lafayette - USHistory.org

Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roche Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette was born in 1757. Before his second birthday, his father, Michel de Lafayette, was killed.

Learning About Lafayette: America's French War Hero

... Gilbert du Motier de la Fayette, Marquis de la Fayette. The Marquis de Lafayette was a prominent figure during the American Revolution ...

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette - Library of Virginia Education

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette was born on September 6, 1757, in Chavaniac, France, to an ...

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Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, (born Sept. 6, 1757, Chavaniac, France—died May 20, 1834, Paris), French military ...

His full name was Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier ...

When all was said and done, his full name was Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette.

MHS Collections Online: Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette

This painting by the French artist Joseph Boze represents Lafayette at the pinnacle of his career, a hero in America and France.

General Lafayette

Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette was born into an aristocratic French family of fighting men in 1757. His early years were spent at Chateau de Chavaniac.

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette - Simple Wikipedia

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette, was a French aristocrat, politician and ...

Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Motier, Marquis de la Fayette ...

La Fayette embraced the burgeoning revolution in France, hoping that the American experiment in liberty could be extended to his country. In 1789 he proposed a ...

MHS Collections Online: Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette

Born into a noble French family, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, commenced his military career in the King's Regiment of Musketeers in 1771. With his ...

General Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette

Biography of General Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette (1757-1834): Hero of the American Revolutionary War who commanded the ...

200 Years, 200 Stories | Gilbert du Motier Marquis de Lafayette

1757–1834 Revolutionary War General. French Aristocrat. Citizen of Virginia. He is the only person born outside the United States to be conferred citizenship ...

Gilbert du Motier Marquis de Lafayette Timeline

6 Sep 1757 Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette is born in the French province of Auvergne. 26 Apr 1777 Lafayette leaves France against the king's wishes.

Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de ...

Names · Madison, James (Correspondent) · marquis de Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, (Author). Created / Published.