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1. www.history.com › news › 10-things-you-may-not-know10 Things You May Not Know About Marquis de Lafayette

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   Oct 20, 2015 · Getty Images. 1. His birth name was extremely long. The future hero of the American Revolution was born Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette in an expansive chateau in ...

2. encyclopediavirginia.org › entries › marquis-deMarquis de Lafayette (1757–1834) - Encyclopedia Virginia

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   Oct 19, 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 Army during the American Revolution and later played a key role in the French Revolution.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Gilbert_du_Motier,_MarquisGilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette - Wikipedia

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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] (/ ˌlɑːfiˈɛt, ˌlæf -/ LA (H)F-ee-ET), was a French nobleman and military officer who volunteered to join the ...

4. alphahistory.com › frenchrevolution › marquis-lafayetteMarquis de Lafayette - Alpha History

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   The Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) was arguably the most influential leader of the French Revolution’s moderate phase (1789-91). Born Gilbert du Mortier in south-central France, Lafayette was of noble blood and voraciously ambitious.

5. bonjourparis.com › history › the-marquis-deThe Marquis de Lafayette: A Hero of Two Countries

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   Sep 6, 2016 · The Marquis de Lafayette: A Hero of Two Countries. Almost five centuries after Vikings explored and briefly settled in small areas on the eastern shores of present-day Canada, the voyages of Christopher Columbus, John Cabot and Giovanni da Verrazzano followed, changing the course of Western history.

6. www.battlefields.org › marquis-de-lafayetteMarquis de Lafayette - American Battlefield Trust

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   During Lafayette’s time in France, he played an extremely crucial role in securing 6,000 French troops for the American cause. Returning to the colonies in 1780, Lafayette’s news of French aid greatly improved American moral. Since his departure, the crucial field of battle had moved to the south.

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   Who was Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette?

   • 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 Army during the American Revolution and later played a key role in the French Revolution.

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   Who was Marquis de la Fayette?

   • Known today simply as Lafayette, the Marquis was born on September 6, 1757 to Michel Louis Christophe Roch Gilbert Paulette du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, Colonel of the Grenadiers, and his wife, Marie Louise Jolie de La Rivière, at Château de Chavaniac, in the province of Auvergne.

   The Marquis de Lafayette: A Hero of Two Countries

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   When did Lafayette meet the Marquis de Lafayette?

   • Remarkably, his path would intersect with the Marquis de Lafayette twenty-eight years later during the American Revolutionary War.

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   When did Lafayette die?

   • He returned to the United States in August 1824 for a triumphant thirteen-month tour of all twenty-four states. Lafayette died in Paris in 1834. 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.

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   What did Marc Leepson say about the Marquis de Lafayette?

   • Marc Leepson concluded his study of Lafayette's life: The Marquis de Lafayette was far from perfect. He was sometimes vain, naive, immature, and egocentric. But he consistently stuck to his ideals, even when doing so endangered his life and fortune.

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   Did Lafayette have more French supporters than he could muster?

   • Lafayette "clearly had more French supporters in the early 1990s than he could muster in the early 1790s". [ 217 ] Marc Leepson concluded his study of Lafayette's life: The Marquis de Lafayette was far from perfect. He was sometimes vain, naive, immature, and egocentric.

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8. www.loc.gov › item › 2021689831The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered - Library of Congress

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   Jun 17, 2015 · Author Laura Auricchio provides a comprehensive study of the role of Gilbert du Motier--better known as the Marquis de Lafayette--in both the American and French revolutions.