Soon even aristocrats would join them. The Marquis de Lafayette knew the King and Marie Antoinette well. He'd bravely fought against the British in the American revolution. Now with the help of ...

Back at the dinner, General Washington, Claire Fraser, and the Marquis de Lafayette, whose full name was Marie Joseph Paul Yves Rich Gilbert du Motier, engaged in easy conversation. At one point ...

John Ward Dunsmore's 1907 depiction of Lafayette, right, and Washington at Valley Forge. Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) was a French general who was instrumental in securing American ...

You may or may not remember him from your elementary school history class, but if you’re familiar with the musical “Hamilton,” you’ve certainly been acquainted with the Marquis de Lafayette. A French ...