Lafayette, Marquis de (1757-1834)

Name:

Lafayette, Marquis de (1757-1834)

Title:

Captain, French Army
General, French Army

Other Names:

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

Born:

09/06/1757

Birthplace:

Avignon, France

Died:

05/20/1834

Death Location:

Paris, France

Nationality:

French

Occupation:

Soldier

Father:

Motier, Michel Roche Gilbert du (-1759)

Mother:

Motier, Marie Louise Hyacinthe (-1770)

Spouse:

de Noailles, Marie-Adrienne-Francoise

Children:

de La Fayette, Henriette (-1778)
de La Fayette, Anastasie du Motier (1777-; m. Charles de Latour Maubourgh)
de La Fayette, Georges Washington du Motier (1779-1849)
de La Fayette, Virginie du Motier (1782-; m. Count de Lasteyrie; children)

Notes:

Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (or Lafayette) (September 6, 1757 - May 20, 1834) was a French aristocrat. Lafayette is considered a national hero in both France and the United States for his participation in the French and American revolutions for which he became an Honorary Citizen of the United States. His full name is seldom used in the United States, where he is usually known simply as "Lafayette" or "the Marquis de Lafayette". (Note that La Fayette may be written as one word or as two; one word is more typical in U.S. usage, while the two-word form is preferred in contemporary French.) Many places in the United States are named after him.
He was the father of Georges Washington Motier de La Fayette (1779-1849) and Oscar Thomas Gilbert Motier de Lafayette (1815-1881).