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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 Continental Army, led by General George Washington ...
This is a list of places named for Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, a French General in the American Revolutionary War. Many of these places were named for him during his 1824–1825 visit to the United States.
Fayette County (named for Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette) [149] Gallatin County (named for Albert Gallatin, Swiss American and Secretary of State) [150] LaRue County (named for John LaRue, early Kentucky settler) [151] Marion County (named for Francis Marion, a hero of the American Revolution of French Huguenot ancestry) [146]
Articles relating to Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), a key figure in the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolution of 1789, and the July Revolution of 1830. Subcategories
1831, 193 years ago Lafayette letter. The Marquis de Lafayette writes a letter to Uticans, thanking them for donating $974 to help Poland in its rebellion to overthrow Russian rule.
Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution is a 2021 biography of Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette by American history podcaster and author Mike Duncan. It covers Lafayette's life and times and the significant role he played in the American Revolution , French Revolution , and July Revolution of 1830 .
On 22 May 1754, he married Marie Louise Jolie de la Rivière (1737–1770), the daughter of the Marquis de la Rivière, a rich nobleman from Brittany. She was a heiress of an ancient line of powerful nobles with vast estates and her family had ties to the "noblesse de la robe",the royal family's inner circle of courtiers. [ 6 ]
The aircraft carrier USS Langley was renamed La Fayette by France. Several warships were named after Lafayette: The French Navy acquired USS Langley in 1951 and renamed it La Fayette. The French frigate La Fayette is a modern "stealth frigate" launched in 1992 and in use by the French Navy since 1996. It is the namesake of the La Fayette class ...