Marquis de Lafayette: Quick Facts
Facts
| Also Known As | Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette • Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette |
|---|---|
| Born | September 6, 1757 • France |
| Died | May 20, 1834 (aged 76) • Paris • France |
| Title / Office | Chamber of Deputies (1818-1824), France • Chamber of Deputies (1815), France • Estates-General (1789-1789), France |
| Notable Works | Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen |
| Role In | American Revolution • Siege of Yorktown |
Photos
Related Biographies
Louis-Alexandre Berthier, prince de Wagram
marshal of France
George Washington
president of United States
Henry Knox
United States general
Alexis de Tocqueville
French historian and political writer
Charles Eugene Bedaux
American efficiency engineer
John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg
American clergyman and politician
James Monroe
president of United States
Tadeusz Kościuszko
Polish general and statesman
Nathanael Greene
United States general
Anthony Wayne
American military officer
Kazimierz Pułaski
Polish patriot and United States army officer
Baron von Steuben
German military officer
Henry Lee
United States military officer
John Pierpont Morgan, Jr.
American financier
Daniel Shays
United States officer
Philip John Schuyler
United States statesman
Rufus Putnam
American soldier
John Morgan
American physician and educator
Israel Putnam
United States general
Horatio Gates
English-born American general
