Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette[a] (French: [ʒilbɛʁ dy mɔtje maʁki d (ə) la fajɛt]; 6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United …

Oct 22, 2024 · Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette, known as the Marquis de Lafayette, was a French aristocrat who served as a general in the Continental …

On October 16, 1824, Lafayette arrived in Alexandria, Virginia, George Washington’s hometown. Thousands of spectators lined the streets and the ladies leaned out of windows waving their …

Dec 21, 2024 · Marquis de Lafayette (born September 6, 1757, Chavaniac, France—died May 20, 1834, Paris) was a French aristocrat who fought in the Continental Army with the American …

The Marquis de Lafayette was born in Chavaniac Auvergne, France on September 6th, 1757. He was baptized Marie, Joseph, Paul, Yves, Roch, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis du Lafayette, Baron …

Jun 4, 2024 · Marquis de Lafayette was a French aristocrat and for the United States in the American Revolutionary War. This biography provides detailed information on his childhood, …

Dec 15, 2021 · Lafayette was born on 6 September 1757 at the Château de Chavaniac, an austere, fortress-like estate in Auvergne, about 500 km (300 mi) south of Paris.

The Marquis de Lafayette’s early years began in 1757 when he was born at a chateau in Chavaniac, France, near Le Puy-en-Velay, which is now named Chavaniac-Lafayette after the …

Aug 6, 2019 · At the young age of nineteen, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette left his home country of France to aid the Continental Army in its efforts to establish …

Feb 26, 2015 · Marquis de Lafayette, 1757-1834. Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, left France in early 1777 to seek service in the American Revolution. …