MarquisDeLafayette

Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette, known in the United States as Lafayette, was a French military officer and politician who volunteered to join the Continental Army, led by General George Washington, in the American Revolutionary War. Born: September 6, 1757, Chavaniac-Lafayette, France Died: May 20, 1834 (age 76 years), 8th arrondissement, Paris, France Children: Georges Washington de La Fayette, Marie Antoinette Virginie Motier de la Fayette · See more Spouse: Adrienne de La Fayette (m. 1774–1807) Books: Memoirs of General Lafayette · See more Education: Lycée Louis-le-Grand (1771) Parents: Michel du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, Marie Louise Jolie de La Rivière (Dont mind the voice)