How did Marquis de Lafayette contribute to the French Revolution? It was the French Revolution of Lafayette that sparked the French Revolution. After he was elected to represent the nobility at the ...

The Marquis de Lafayette, a French nobleman who rushed to the aid of the United States in its darkest hours, and an audacious hero of two revolutions, was born on this day in history, Sept. 6, 1757.

An illustration of the triumphal arch built in 1825 to mark Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to New Orleans, published in 1909 in The Times-Picayune.

The Marquis de Lafayette was born Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier in 1757 in the south of France, according to American Friends of Lafayette.

Everyone seems to agree that Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette, arrived in Cincinnati at noon on May 19, 1825. He was nearing the conclusion of a year-long ...

Marquis de Lafayette addresses Congress, Dec. 10, 1824 Undated portrait of Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette or Lafayette. By Andrew Glass 12/10/2009 05:32 AM EST ...

Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette — also known as the Marquis de Lafayette — had been invited by President James Monroe to return to America for a tour in hopes the ...

In 1777, a passionate young French aristocrat named Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, known as Marquis de Lafayette, set sail for America at just 19 years old. Motivated by the ...

Marquis de Lafayette, Frenchman and American Revolutionary War hero, will tour Seacoast NH events Sunday, Sept. 1. Here's how you can attend.

An illustration of the triumphal arch built in 1825 to mark Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to New Orleans, published in 1909 in The Times-Picayune.