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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 States as Lafayette [a] (/ ˌ l ɑː f i ˈ ɛ t, ˌ l æ f-/ LA(H)F-ee-ET), was a French nobleman and military officer who volunteered to join the ...
2 wrz 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 colonists against the British in the American Revolution.
30 cze 2020 · QUICK FACTS. Name: Marquis de Lafayette. Birth date: September 6, 1757. Birth City: Chavaniac. Birth Country: France. Best Known For: Frenchman Marquis de Lafayette fought in the...
20 paź 2015 · Lafayette co-authored the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. Inspired by the ideals of the American Revolution, the marquis penned one of history’s most important documents about...
1 dzień temu · Early Life Lafayette was born on September 6, 1757, to Michel du Motier and Marie Louise Jolie de La Rivière on the family’s estate in Auvergne in central France. Lafayette’s ancestors had fought for France since the Crusades, and he was especially proud of his father, who was killed in the Seven Years’ War when the boy was just two years old. Read more about: Marquis de Lafayette (1757 ...
4 cze 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, achievements, life and timeline.
18 maj 2018 · By this time, the red-haired Frenchman had reached his full height of six feet tall. He was graceful and had angular features, smiled easily, and was said to excel at conversation because he devoted his entire attention to the person with whom he was speaking.
