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Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette (/ ˌ l ɑː f iː ˈ ɛ t, ˌ l æ f-/, French:), was a French nobleman and military officer who volunteered to join the Continental Army, led by General George Washington, in the American Revolutionary War.
George Washington met the 19-year-old Marquis de Lafayette on August 5, 1777, less than a week after the Continental Congress appointed the young Frenchman to be a volunteer Major General in the Continental Army. Lafayette was assigned to serve on Washington's staff.
Georges Louis Gilbert Georges-Washington du Motier de La Fayette (Motier) (24 Dec 1779 - 29 Nov 1849) 0 references . Sitelinks. Wikipedia (5 entries) edit.
Georges Washington de La Fayette (1779–1849): a French soldier and politician, son of the two above; Marquisate de La Fayette. The fief La Fayette was raised to a marquisate by Letters patent in about 1690.
The young Georges Washington de La Fayette, at the age of 11, in 1790 (detail). The oath of La Fayette at the Fête de la Fédération, 14 July 1790. Talleyrand, then Bishop of Autun can be seen on the right. The standing child is the son of La Fayette, the young Georges Washington de La Fayette. French School, 18th century. Musée Carnavalet.
May 16, 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. Later, as a leading advocate for constitutional monarchy, he became one of the most powerful men in France during the ...
Lafayette, Georges Washington Louis Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1779-1849 (view authority ) Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 (view authority ) La Fayette family (view authority ) Keyword: Members of Family: Marquis de Lafayette Prints Collection: Standard Identifier: Handle 10385/th83m024s: Donor
