Lieutenant General & National Guard Commander-in-Chief Lafayette in 1792 at ~35yrs. by Joseph Désiré Court, at Musée de Versailles

Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de la Fayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), commonly known in English as Marquis de Lafayette, was a French military officer and aristocrat who participated in both the American and French revolutions. He permanently renounced the nobility and the title "Marquis"^[1] before the French National Assembly on 19 June 1790.^[2] Lafayette served in the American Revolutionary War both as a general and as a diplomat. He served entirely without pay in both roles, which he was able to do due to his family's immense wealth as feudal landowners. Later, he was to prove a key figure in the early phases of the French Revolution, serving in the Estates General and the subsequent National Constituent Assembly. He was a leading figure among the Feuillants, who tried to turn France into a constitutional monarchy, and commander of the French National Guard. Accused by Jean-Paul Marat of responsibility for the "Massacre of the Champ de Mars" (before which Lafayette was nearly assassinated), he subsequently was forced out of a leading role in the Revolution by Jacobin-Terror anarchists.^[2] On 19 August 1792 the Jacobin party seized control of Paris and the National Assembly, ordering Lafayette's arrest. He fled France and was arrested by the Austrian army in Rochefort, Belgium. Thereafter, he spent five years in various Prussian / Austrian prisons allied with the British Empire. After a strenuous effort by his wife, that was aided by the French Directory that forced Napoleon's Army toward Austria, he was released in 1797; however, Napoleon did not want Lafayette to return to France and hoped he would leave forever to the United States. 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Name and family

The name "La Fayette" is derived from an estate in Aix that belonged to the Motier family in the 13th century but this recent branch of the family changed to the one word form of the name. The original Gilbert Lafayette, Marshal of France, (from whom Lafayette drew his motto, "CUR NON?" - Latin for "WHY NOT?") fought, successfully, at the Battle of Baugé (also called Battle of Beauge) and nine years later for Joan of Arc. Lafayette's full name is seldom used in the United States, where he is usually known as "General Lafayette" or simply "Lafayette" (his preferences and as written on his birth certificate), but sometimes is called "the Marquis de Lafayette" (mistakenly or maliciously if used in post 1790 references, since he permanently renounced the nobility title on 19 June 1790)^[1][2]. After 1790 and especially after the Bourbon Restoration, Lafayette's enemies viciously taunted him in the press by continually referring to him as "Marquis"^[4] The name Lafayette may be written as one word or as two; one word is more typical in American usage and was Lafayette's preference (appearing on his birth certificate, all signatures to his letters and his grave stone) while the two-word form is preferred in contemporary British and French sources. Many places in the United States are named Lafayette, Fayette, or Fayetteville in his honor. Aix (prounounced eks), or, to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, Aix-en-Provence is a city in southern France, some 30 km north of Marseille. ... Combatants France, Scotland England Commanders John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Buchan Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence † Strength 5,000 1,500 Casualties light heavy The Battle of Baugé, fought between the English and the Franco-Scots on March 21, 1421 in Baugé, France, east of Angers, was one... For other uses, see Joan of Arc (disambiguation). ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1790 (MDCCXC) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Lafayette, LaFayette, or La Fayette may refer to: // General Lafayette (initially Marquis de Lafayette until June 1790 when he abolished and permanently renounced nobility title), French general and revolutionary Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, comtesse de la Fayette (Madame de Lafayette), French author James Lafayette was the pseudonym of... Fayette is the name of a number of places in the United States of America. ... Fayetteville is the name of several places in the United States of America. ...

By his wife Adrienne de Noailles, he was the father of one son and three daughters, of whom two survived.

Children:

1. Henriette (1775-1775)
2. George Washington Lafayette (1779–1849), whose godfather^{[citation needed]} was Lafayette's close friend George Washington; like his father, George permanently disavowed the title^[2] and served only in the lower House of the National Assembly. He married in 1802 Françoise Emilie Destutt de Tracy, and they had two sons and three daughters including:
   1. Oscar Gilbert Lafayette (1815–1881), liberal politician.
   2. Edmond Lafayette, (1818-1891)
3. Anastasie Lafayette (1 July, 1777-1863), who married Charles Fay de LaTour-Maubourg (1774-1824), the youngest of the three LaTour-Maubourg brothers. (His eldest brother César (1756-1831) was a French general, one of Lafayette's closest, loyal friends and who was imprisoned, in isolation, the same as Lafayette, and is buried at the head of Lafayette's grave at Picpus/Paris.). They had a daughter:
   1. Jenny Fay de LaTour-Maubourg (6 September 1812 La Grange-Bleneau-15 April 1897 Turin) ^[5], who was matrilineal ancestress (great-great-grandmother) of Belgium's Queen Paola.
      
4. Virginie (1782-1849), who married Louis de Lasteyrie du Saillant (1781-1826) (who permanently disavowed the aristocratic "Marquis" title^[2] and had descendants surviving until date.) They had several children including two daughters listed here, one of whom was ancestress of the Pineton de Chambrun family. Another son was Jules, Marquis de Lasteyrie (1810-1884)

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Early life

Lafayette was born at the Château de Chavaniac, near Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, in the remote, volcanic-mountainous, Province of Auvergne, also known as the "Appalachia of France." His father was killed at the Battle of Minden in 1759 by a British cannon ball, and his mother and grandfather died in 1770. He was educated by his aunt and two priests (the second was the Abbe Fayon, Curé de Saint-Roch de Chavaniac), and at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand. At the age of 16, Lafayette chose to follow the career of his father and grandfather, entering the French army on 9 April 1771. On 11 April 1774 at the age of 16 he married Marie Adrienne Francoise de Noailles (2 November 1759- 24 December 1807), daughter of Jean-Paul-François, 5th duc de Noailles. Known as "Adrienne" or "Noailles Lafayette," she was famous for her simplicity, extraordinary charity, and bravery. The Château de Chavaniac is a strong house of eighteen rooms furnished in the Louis XIII style located in Chavaniac-Lafayette, Haute-Loire, in Auvergne, France. ... Saint Michel dAiguilhe Chapel Le Puy-en-Velay (Lo Puèi de Velai in the Auvergnat dialect of the Occitan language, pronounced [lu/lÉ™ ˈpÅ“j dÉ™ ˈvÉ™laj]) is a commune of south-central France, préfecture (capital) of the Haute-Loire département. ... Haute-Loire is a département in south-central France named after the Loire River. ... Auvergne coat of arms Auvergne (Occitan: Auvèrnhe/Auvèrnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a province of France. ... Combatants Great Britain, Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia France Commanders Prince Ferdinand Louis Georges Érasme de Contades Strength 60,500 56,000 Casualties 2,800 10,000-11,000 The Battle of Minden was a battle fought on August 1, 1759 during the Seven Years War. ... The Lycée Louis-le-Grand, in Paris is one of the most famous lycées providing preparatory classes for grandes écoles. ... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Noailles is the name of several communes in France: Noailles, Corrèze, in the Corrèze département Noailles, Oise, in the Oise département Noailles, Tarn, in the Tarn département Noailles is also the name of a French noble family: Duc de Noailles This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists... is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1807 (MDCCCVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... Jean-Paul-François, 5th duc de Noailles (October 26, 1739–October 20, 1824), son of Louis, 4th duc de Noailles, was in the army, but his tastes were scientific, and for his eminence as a chemist he was elected a member of the Académie des sciences in 1777. ...

Departure from France

At 19, he was a captain of dragoons when the British colonies in America proclaimed their independence. He later wrote in his memoirs, "my heart was enrolled in it." Charles-François, comte de Broglie, whom he consulted, tried to discourage him from getting involved in the conflict. Broglie eventually presented him to Johann Kalb, who was also seeking service in America. On 7 December 1776 Lafayette made an arrangement through Silas Deane, an American agent in Paris, to enter the American service as a major general. At this moment, news arrived of grave disasters to the American cause. Lafayette's friends "officially" advised him to give up. Even the king had to "officially" forbid his leaving after British spies discovered his plan (and other clandestine aid to Americans). At the insistence of the British ambassador, orders were issued to seize the ship Lafayette was fitting out at Bordeaux and to have Lafayette arrested. He eluded capture disguised as a courier and sailed for America with 11 companions.^[6] Although pursued by two British ships, he landed safely on North Island near Georgetown, South Carolina, on 13 June 1777 after a voyage of nearly two months. For other uses, see Dragoon (disambiguation). ... The United States Declaration of Independence was an act of the Second Continental Congress, adopted on July 4, 1776, which declared that the Thirteen Colonies in North America were Free and Independent States and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to... Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec (20 August 1719 – 16 August 1781), second son of François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, was a French soldier and diplomat. ... Johann Henry Jules Alexandre von Robaii, Baron de Kalb (born Johann Kalb) (1721-1780) was a German soldier and a volunteer who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1776 (disambiguation). ... Silas Deane (December 24, 1737 - September 23, 1789), was a delegate to the American Continental Congress and later a diplomat. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... For other uses, see Bordeaux (disambiguation). ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1777 (MDCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ...

American Revolution

Washington and Lafayette at Valley Forge

Lafayette and Washington at Mt. Vernon, 1784

Lafayette's introduction to America came at a dinner on 8 August 1775, when he met the Duke of Gloucester (brother of George III) who told him about the conflict in the colonies. With thoughts of the glory and excitement, Lafayette made plans to travel to America. He traveled with Baron Johan de Kalb, as both men wanted to go to America. He also met General Washington and a friendship developed between the two men that lasted as long as Washington lived. In addition to his military service, he contributed $200,000 of his own money to support the Revolution. He also helped persuade France to send more soldiers and supplies to the Americans. Image File history File links Washington_and_Lafayette. ... Image File history File links Washington_and_Lafayette. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1775 (MDCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... HRH Prince William Henry, Earl of Connaught, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (November 14, 1743 - August 25, 1805) was a British prince and military officer, younger brother of King George III. He was born to Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha at Leicester House in... George III redirects here. ...

Lafayette offered his services to the Americans as an unpaid volunteer. He presented himself to the Continental Congress with Deane's authority to request a commission of the highest rank after the commander-in-chief. The Continental Congress resulted from the American Revolution and was the de facto first national government of the United States. ...

Congress then passed a resolution, on 31 July 1777, "that his services be accepted, and that, in consideration of his zeal, illustrious family, and connections, he have the rank and commission of major-general of the United States." The next day, Lafayette met George Washington, who became his lifelong friend. As a member of Washington's inner circle, Lafayette also became very close friends with young Alexander Hamilton, Washington's chief aide-de-camp. is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1777 (MDCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. ... Alexander Hamilton (November 20, 1755 or 1757 - July 12, 1804) was the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, lawyer, Founding Father, American politician, leading statesman, political economist,] financier, and political theorist. ...

Lafayette's first battle was Brandywine on 11 September 1777, where he was wounded in the leg. Shortly afterwards, he secured the command of a division — the immediate result of a communication from Washington to Congress of 1 November 1777, in which he said: "The Marquis de Lafayette is extremely solicitous of having a command equal to his rank. I do not know in what light Congress will view the matter, but it appears to me, from a consideration of his illustrious and, important connections, the attachment which he has manifested for our cause, and the consequences which his return in disgust might produce, that it will be advisable to gratify his wishes, and the more so as several gentlemen from France who came over under some assurances have gone back disappointed in their expectations. His conduct with respect to them stands in a favourable point of view—having interested himself to remove their uneasiness and urged the impropriety of their making any unfavourable representations upon their arrival at home. Besides, he is sensible, discreet in his manners, has made great proficiency in our language, and from the disposition he discovered at the battle of Brandywine possesses a large share of bravery and military ardour." Belligerents United States Great Britain Commanders George Washington William Howe Strength 8,000 6,000 Casualties and losses 300 killed 600 wounded 400 captured 11 guns lost 93 Killed 488 wounded 11 missing The Battle of Brandywine was a battle of the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War fought... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1777 (MDCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1777 (MDCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Monument to Lafayette erected in Paris by the schoolchildren of the USA

In the first months of 1778, Lafayette commanded troops detailed for the projected expedition against Canada. After that plan was aborted, Lafayette participated in the campaign in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where he was commended for his retreat from Barren Hill (28 May 1778), and fought at the Battle of Monmouth (28 June). He received from Congress a formal recognition of his services in the Rhode Island expedition (August 1778). Image:Lafayette-p1000411. ... Image:Lafayette-p1000411. ... This article should belong in one or more categories. ... is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1778 (MDCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants United States of America Great Britain Commanders George Washington Sir Henry Clinton Strength 11,000 10,000 Casualties 69 killed, 37 died of heat-stroke 160 wounded 95 missing Total: 361 65 killed 59 died of heat-stroke 170 wounded 50 captured 14 missing Total: 358 The Battle of... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Combatants United States British Commanders John Sullivan Robert Pigot Strength 10,100 7,139 Casualties 30 killed, 137 wounded, 44 missing 38 killed, 210 wounded, 12 missing The Battle of Rhode Island, also known as the Battle of Quaker Hill, took place on August 29, 1778, when units of the...

Meanwhile, the signing of a formal Treaty of Alliance between the United States and France on 6 February 1778, prompted Great Britain to declare war against France. Lafayette asked leave to return to France to consult Louis XVI to further aid the Americans. The Treaty of Alliance of (1778) resulted from the success of American forces in the Battle of Saratoga. ... is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1778 (MDCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Louis XVI, born Louis-Auguste de France (23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792. ...

Lafayette left for France on 11 January 1779, where he was promoted from captain to "mestre de camp" in the French cavalry (approximately equal to colonel). After about six months of plotting, diverting (with John Paul Jones) and distracting the British from France, he returned to America, again serving as major-general at ~21 years old. From April until October 1781, he was charged with the defense of Virginia, where he showed his zeal by borrowing money on his own account to provide his soldiers with necessaries. Washington commended him for doing all that was possible with the forces at his disposal. In the siege of Yorktown, Lafayette bore an honorable if not a distinguished part. is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Colonel (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Belligerents United States Kingdom of France Great Britain German Mercenaries Commanders George Washington Jean-Baptiste de Rochambeau François de Grasse Charles Cornwallis # Charles O’Hara # Strength 19,300 soldiers (10,800 French 8,500 Americans) 24 French warships 375 guns (see below) 7,500 240 guns Casualties and losses...

At the end of 1781, Lafayette returned to France, where he was welcomed as a hero and promoted to the rank of maréchal de camp (brigadier general) in the French army. Lafayette then helped prepare for a combined French and Spanish expedition against the British West India Islands, of which he was appointed chief-of-staff. The armistice signed on 20 January 1783 between the countries put a stop to the expedition. The British West Indies are those islands in the Caribbean that are or were British colonies. ... A white flag is traditionally used to represent a truce. ... is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Views on slavery

Though Lafayette formerly owned slaves, he freed them and was actively interested in the abolitionist cause. After the end of the American war, he worked to free slaves in the Caribbean where the slave trade was booming. He urged Washington to free his slaves as an example to others. Lafayette purchased an estate in French Guiana and, assisted by his wife, arranged for freedom and education of these former slaves there, and he offered a place for Washington's slaves, writing "I would never have drawn my sword in the cause of America if I could have conceived thereby that I was founding a land of slavery." Washington did not free his own slaves in his lifetime, but a provision in his will stated that all of his slaves shall be freed upon the death of his wife Martha. Lafayette's attempt in that anti-slavery cause in French Guiana was interrupted by the Jacobin Terror in which both Lafayette and his wife were imprisoned and nearly executed. Slave redirects here. ... This article is about the abolition of slavery. ... This article is about the first First Lady of the United States. ...

French Revolution

Lafayette did not appear again prominently in public life until 1787, when he took his seat in the Assembly of Notables. He was the one who demanded that the Estates-General be called at the Assembly of Notables, thus becoming a leader in the French Revolution. In 1788, he was deprived of his active command. In 1789, Lafayette was elected to the Estates-General as representative from Auvergne, and he took with him a document remarkably similar to that of the American Bill of Rights, which would be adopted that same year.^[7] When the Estates General convened on 5 May 1789 Lafayette was a member of the Second Estate, the Estate of the nobles. When King Louis XVI was confronted with difficulties of the Estates General, he closed the meeting room of the Third Estate, which rather than forcing a halt to their assembly, led them to meet in the Tennis Court outside. Lafayette was among the first group of nobles who joined the Third Estate.^[8] This new group would call themselves the National Assembly and claim that they were the governing body in France. Lafayette rose to power quickly within the National Assembly, for on July 11, 1789 he presented the document he had brought with him, his Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens.^[7] On 13 July 1789 Lafayette was nominated and elected vice-president of the Assembly after it became apparent that the current President did not have stamina to continue with all the late night meetings.^[7] After his first night-long session as vice-president, Lafayette received word on 14 July 1789 that a mob in Paris had attacked the Bastille.^[7] The Assembly of Notables was an assembly convened on 1787-02-22 by Charles Alexandre de Calonne, the minister of finance of France. ... In France under the Ancien Regime, the States-General or Estates-General (French: états généraux), was a legislative assembly (see The States) of the different classes (or estates) of French subjects. ... The French Revolution (1789–1815) was a period of political and social upheaval in the political history of France and Europe as a whole, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1789 (MDCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1789 (MDCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1789 (MDCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the building. ...

After hearing the news about the Bastille, Lafayette raced into Paris hoping to calm the mob. He was able to pacify them with a speech and after the conclusion he was elected to be the head of the Paris militia, a body of citizen-soldiers that took the name of the National Guard.^[7] On July 17, 1789 while Lafayette was escorting Louis XVI, an angry townsman handed the King the red and blue cockade of the city of Paris and demanded he wear it. The King in turn put it on next to the white of the Bourbons and Lafayette proclaimed that red, blue, and white were the new colors of the Revolution.^[7] For the next three years, until the end of the constitutional limited-monarchy in 1792, he played a significant role in the course of the Revolution. In October 1789, he rescued Marie Antoinette from the hands of the populace, as well as many others who had been condemned to death. He briefly resigned his commission, but was soon induced to resume it. Founded in Paris after the fall of the Bastille in July 1789, the National Guard passed from the historical stage in the wake of the destruction of the Paris Commune in May 1871. ... Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria (born November 1755 – executed 16 October 1793) Daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria, wife of Louis XVI and mother of Louis XVII. She was guillotined at the height of the French Revolution. ...

After being fired upon twice by a mob then pelted by a hail of rocks, under Mayor Bailly's desist and martial law orders, Lafayette orders his soldiers to fire on members of the Cordeliers, July 17, 1791

In the Constituent Assembly he pleaded for religious tolerance, popular representation, the establishment of trial by jury, the gradual emancipation of slaves, freedom of the press, the abolition of arbitrary imprisonment and of titles of nobility, and the suppression of privileged orders. He drafted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen which was adopted by the Assembly. In February 1790, he refused the supreme command of the National Guard of the kingdom. Download high resolution version (994x640, 131 KB)from http://memory. ... Download high resolution version (994x640, 131 KB)from http://memory. ... The Cordeliers, also known as the Club of the Cordeliers and formally as the Society of the Friends of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen comprised a populist society during the French Revolution. ... A constituent assembly is a body elected with the purpose of drafting, and in some cases, adopting a constitution. ... Freedom of religion is the individuals right or freedom to hold whatever religious beliefs he or she wishes, or none at all. ... In politics, representation describes how residents of a country are empowered in the government. ... An empty jury box in an American courtroom For jury meaning makeshift, see jury rig. ... Freedom of the Press (or Press Freedom) is the guarantee by a government of free public press for its citizens and their associations, extended to members of news gathering organizations, and their published reporting. ... Nobility is a traditional hereditary status (see hereditary titles) that exists today in many countries (mainly present or former monarchies). ... Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen: Revolutionary patriotism borrows familiar iconography of the Ten Commandments Wikisource has original text related to this article: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (French: La...

Lafayette and other constitutional limited-monarchists who supported the Revolution in its early years founded the "Society of 1789", which afterwards became the Feuillants Club, taking a position between Royalist supporters of absolute monarchy and liberalist groups such as the Jacobins and Cordeliers. Lafayette took a prominent part in the celebration of July 14, 1790, the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille. After suppressing a riot in April 1791 he again resigned his commission, and was again compelled to retain it. Louis XVI's deceptive flight to Varennes undermined the position of the constitutional limited-monarchists, especially Lafayette himself who, as Commander of the National Guard, had had the responsibility to keep the King secure. Shortly after, on July 17, 1791, a large crowd gathered at the Champ de Mars to sign a petition calling for the overthrow of the monarchy. Earlier the crowd beheaded two vagrants found sleeping under the Nation's Altar that the mob mistook for spies. The crowd then fired twice on the National Guard and pelted them with a hail of rocks. After martial law was ordered by Jean-Sylvain Bailly, the Mayor of Paris, the crowd was ordered to disperse, and when they did not, Lafayette ordered the National Guard to open fire and arrest the assassins in the crowd. About 50 people were killed in what became known as the "Massacre of the Champ de Mars", which decisively marked the end of the alliance between constitutional limited-monarchists and Jacobins which were now controlled by radicals like Jean-Paul Marat and Georges Danton. On the occasion of the proclamation of the constitution (September 18, 1791), Lafayette tried to retire into private life. This did not prevent his friends from proposing him for the mayoralty of Paris in opposition to Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve. Feuillant, a French word derived from the Latin for leaf, has been used as a tag by two different groups. ... Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Absolute monarchy is a monarchical form of government where the monarch has the power to rule his or her land or country and its citizens freely, with no laws or legally-organized direct opposition in force. ... It has been suggested that Jacobin/Sandbox be merged into this article or section. ... The Cordeliers, also known as the Club of the Cordeliers and formally as the Society of the Friends of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen comprised a populist society during the French Revolution. ... Belligerents French government Parisian militia (predecessor of Frances National Guard) Commanders Bernard-René de Launay â€  Prince de Lambesc Camille Desmoulins Strength 114 soldiers, 30 artillery pieces 600 - 1,000 insurgents Casualties and losses 1 (6 or possibly 8 killed after surrender. ... The Flight to Varennes (June 20-21, 1791) was a significant episode in the French Revolution during which King Louis XVI of France and his immediate family were unsuccessful in their attempt to escape from the radical agitation of the Jacobins in Paris disguised as Russian aristocrats. ... View of Champ de Mars from the top of the Eiffel Tower The Champ_de_Mars is a vast public area in Paris, France, located in the 7th arrondissement, between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the cole Militaire to the southeast. ... Jean Sylvain Bailly Jean-Sylvain Bailly (September 15, 1736 – November 12, 1793), French astronomer and orator, was one of the leaders of the early part of the French Revolution. ... This is a list of mayors of Paris (maire de Paris). ... Marat redirects here. ... According to a biographer, Dantons height was colossal, his make athletic, his features strongly marked, coarse, and displeasing; his voice shook the domes of the halls.[1] Georges Jacques Danton (October 26, 1759 – April 5, 1794) was a leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution and... Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve (1756 - 1794) was a French writer and politician. ...

Memorial plaque of Lafayette in Olomouc (Czech Republic), where he was held as a prisoner.

In December 1791, Lafayette was placed in command of three armies formed on the eastern frontier to attack Austria. He was nevertheless opposed to the further advance of the Jacobin party, intending eventually to use his army for the restoration of a Constitutional, limited monarchy out of respect for the authentic Christian nature of Louis XVI. During this time printed attacks against Lafayette, especially from Jean-Paul Marat were at a crescendo. On August 19, 1792, the Assembly declared him a traitor and Georges Danton took control of the National Guard. Lafayette took refuge in the neutral territory of Liège, where he was taken and held as a prisoner of state for five years, first in Prussia and afterwards in Austrian prisons (1794–1797 in Olmutz, now Olomouc) in spite of intercession by the United States. During this time the Anglophile Holy Roman Emperor Francis II ruled. Francis II was opposite in political outlook from former Emperor Joseph II who was pro-American and pro-Lafayette but died too early in 1790 and is known as "The Poor Man's Emperor",^[9] and an anti-feudal, reformist like his brother-in-law Louis XVI. Very large subsidies were paid by the British Empire to Austria during this time. Several letters from Lafayette's wife state that the reason for Lafayette's prolonged imprisonment was the machinations of Pitt the Younger. Napoleon, however, was forced by the Directory (which was pro-Lafayette at that time), and stipulated in the preconditions of the Treaty of Campo Formio (1797) that Lafayette be released. He was not allowed to return to France by Napoleon who increasingly seized more power. Lafayette, after his wife's pleading to Napoleon, returned in 1799. In 1802 he voted against the life consulate of Napoleon, and in 1804, against the imperial title. Image:LaFayette memorial. ... Image:LaFayette memorial. ... town hall with astronomical clock Olomouc (German Olmütz, Polish OÅ‚omuniec, Latin Eburum or Olomucium) is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. ... Marat redirects here. ... According to a biographer, Dantons height was colossal, his make athletic, his features strongly marked, coarse, and displeasing; his voice shook the domes of the halls.[1] Georges Jacques Danton (October 26, 1759 – April 5, 1794) was a leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution and... The Bishopric of Liège in 1477. ... For other uses, see Prussia (disambiguation). ... town hall with astronomical clock Olomouc (German Olmütz, Polish OÅ‚omuniec, Latin Eburum or Olomucium) is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. ... Francis I in Austrian coronation regalia, 1832 Austrian thaler of Francis II, dated 1821. ... Joseph II (full name: Joseph Benedikt August Johannes Anton Michel Adam; March 13, 1741 – February 20, 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. ... William Pitt the Younger (28 May 1759–23 January 1806) was a British politician during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... Executive Directory (in French Directoire exécutif), commonly known as the Directory (or Directoire) held executive power in France from 2 November 1795 until 10 November 1799: from the end of the Convention to the beginning of the Consulate. ... The Treaty of Campo Formio was signed on October 17, 1797 (26 Vendémiaire, Year VI of the French Republic) by Napoleon Bonaparte and Count Ludwig von Cobenzl as representatives of France and Austria. ... A title used by Napoleon Bonaparte following his seizure of power in France. ... An emperorrefers to Nick Herringshaw, a title, empress may only indicate the wife of an emperor (empress consort. ...

Later years

Portrait of General Lafayette (1757-1834), about 1825, probably by Matthew Harris Jouett (1788-1827) after Ary Sheffer, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the U.S. National Portrait Gallery, gift of the John Hay Whitney Collection.

He never remarried, and remained very devoted to his wife, who died in December 1807. She apparently had succumb from complications due to lead^[10][11] and laudanum, medical-treatment she received after suffing TB, chronic skin, and other diseases she contracted during three imprisonments. First in Auvergne, then Paris (during the height of the Terror when she was nearly guillotined), and later in a British-subsidized, Austrian Empire dungeon for the later 2 years with her husband. Adrienne found her way deep into Austrian territory, in disguise and using a false passport, and by this self-sacrifice, drawing world-wide attention (especially from the then, shortly, pro-Lafayette French Directory that forced Napoleon, reluctantly) and thereby saved her husband's life when all the other American and British-Whig-minority-opposition rescue attempts failed.^[3] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the medicine. ...

He lived in retirement during the First Empire, but returned to public affairs under the First Restoration and took some part in the political events of the Hundred Days. From 1818 to 1824, he was deputy for Sarthe, speaking and voting always on the Liberal side, even sympathizing with the Carbonari. Map of the First French Empire in 1811, with the Empire in dark blue and satellite states in light blue Capital Paris Language(s) French Government Constitutional Monarchy Emperor  - 1804 - 1814/1815 Napoleon I  - 1814/1815 Napoleon II Legislature Parliament  - Upper house Senate  - Lower house Corps législatif Historical era... The First Restoration, or Première Restauration in French, refers to Louis XVIII of Frances accession to the throne after Napoleons exile to Elba. ... The Hundred Days (French Cent-Jours) or the Waterloo Campaign commonly refers to the period between 20 March 1815, the date on which Napoleon Bonaparte arrived in Paris after his return from Elba, and 8 July 1815, the date of the restoration of King Louis XVIII. The phrase Cent jours... The Château de Boisclaireau, residence of the Gueroust family, Counts of Boisclaireau, in Sarthe. ... The Carbonari (coalmen) were groups of secret revolutionary societies founded in early 19th century Italy, and instrumental in organising revolution in Italy in 1820, 1830–1831 and 1848. ...

His last, invitational and triumphal visit to all 24 of the then United States of America (plus two territories-future states) was between July 1824 and September 1825. He arrived from France at Staten Island, N.Y., on August 15, 1824. Later in the trip, he received an honorary United States citizenship while attending the inaugural banquet of the University of Virginia, at Jefferson's invitation. He was voted, by the U.S. Congress, the sum of $200,000 and a township of land. On the recommendation of some friends, Lafayette chose a parcel of land that today makes up the northeast part of Tallahassee, Florida. Among other cities, he visited Fayetteville, North Carolina, the first city to have been named in his honor and St. Louis, Missouri where Lafayette Square Park was subsequently named in his honor. The 2nd Battalion, 11th New York Artillery, was one of many militia commands who turned out in welcome. This unit decided to adopt the title "National Guard", in honor of Lafayette's celebrated Garde Nationale de Paris. The Battalion, later the 7th Regiment, was prominent in the line of march on the occasion of Lafayette's final passage through New York en route before returning home to France on the frigate USS Brandywine that had 24 officers on board, as tributes, each representing his own home state, to which, all 24 of the United States were represented. Wherever he went he was honored by special ceremonies organized by American Masonic Lodges. Tradition has it that, with General Washington's sponsorship^{[citation needed]}, Lafayette had been raised as a Master Mason in 1777 or 1778 shortly after his arrival in America. However, as Washington's letters show,^[12] by the end of the war, since some of the worst traitors like Benedict Arnold were masons, fraternal focus turned to the proven loyal in his Society of the Cincinnati, of which, one of the biggest Chapters was in France. The United States flag The Seal of the United States Article I, section 8, clause 4 of the United States Constitution expressly gives the United States Congress the power (t)o establish a uniform rule of naturalization. ... The University of Virginia (also called U.Va. ... Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives President of the Senate President pro tempore Dick Cheney, (R) since January 20, 2001 Robert C. Byrd, (D) since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political... A township in the United States refers to a small geographic area, ranging in size from 6 to 54 square miles (15. ... Nickname: Location of Fayetteville, North Carolina Coordinates: , Country State County Cumberland Settled 1762 Government  - Mayor Anthony G. Chavonne  - City Manager Dale E. Iman Area  - Total 60. ... St. ... Presidents Park is a unit of the National Park Service, located in Washington, D.C., USA at 38° 53′ 42″ N 77° 02′ 11″ W. It includes the White House, a visitor center, Lafeyette Square, and the Ellipse. ... New York Guard MPs on post in New York City. ... For other persons named Benedict Arnold, see Benedict Arnold (disambiguation). ...

In 1824, he was the guest of honor at the first commencement ceremony of the George Washington University. Also in that year, he visited the town of Lexington, Massachusetts, where the first battle of the American Revolution had occurred. The George Washington University (GW), is a private, coeducational university located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The school was founded in 1821 as The Columbian College in the District of Columbia by Baptist ministers using funds bequeathed by George Washington. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1642 Incorporated 1713 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Total 16. ...

From 1825 to his death, he sat in the Chamber of Deputies for Meaux. During the Revolution of 1830, he again took command of the National Guard and pursued the same line of conduct as in the first revolution. In 1834, he made his last speech, on behalf of Polish political refugees, many of whom he hid in the attic of his modest country home, Château La Grange (48 km (30 m) miles east of Paris, near Rozy-en-Brie,^[13]) which had belonged to his wife's family. He was known to his country neighbors there for his extraordinary charity during times of famine and disease. He died in Paris on May 20, 1834 and was buried in the Cimetière de Picpus, under soil from brought back from Bunker Hill during his 1824 visit.^[14][15] Chamber of Deputies (French: ) was the name given to several parliamentary bodies in France in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: 1814 - 1848 during the Bourbon Restoration and the July Monarchy, the Chamber of Deputies was the Lower chamber of the French Parliament, elected by census suffrage. ... Coordinates Administration Country Region ÃŽle-de-France Department Seine-et-Marne (sous-préfecture) Arrondissement Meaux Canton Chief town of 2 cantons: Meaux-Nord, Meaux-Sud Intercommunality Communauté dagglomération du Pays de Meaux Mayor Jean-François Copé (2001-2008) Statistics Altitude 39 m–107 m Land area... // The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution, saw the overthrow of King Charles X, the last of the House of Bourbons, and the ascension of his cousin Louis-Philippe, the Duc dOrléans, who himself, after eighteen precarious years on the throne, would in turn... Right of asylum (or political asylum) is an ancient judicial notion, under which a person persecuted for political opinions or religious beliefs in his or her country may be protected by another sovereign authority, a foreign country, or Church sanctuaries (as in medieval times). ... Bunker Hill is the name of: A hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts Battle of Bunker Hill, a battle American Revolutionary War fought near (not on) the hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts Several American woman named after the Battle of Bunker Hill, including: USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), an Essex Class aircraft carrier...

Legacy

Bronze statue of General Lafayette by Daniel Chester French at Lafayette College.

A handbill from Lafayette's funeral.

A U.S. Postage Stamp commemorating Lafayette.

Although he spent a total of less than five years in America (in 1776-79, 1780-81, 1784, and 1824-25), he was more admired there than perhaps any other foreign visitor in American history. In 1824, the United States government named in his honor Lafayette Park, immediately north of the White House in Washington, D.C. In 1826, Lafayette College was chartered in Easton, Pennsylvania. In 1873, Lafayette Square in Buffalo, New York was named after him. In 1876, a monument was erected to him in New York City, and in 1883 another was erected in Le Puy-en-Velay, near his birthplace. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2128 KB) Summary A statue dedicated to General Lafayette in front of Colton Chapel at Lafayette College. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2128 KB) Summary A statue dedicated to General Lafayette in front of Colton Chapel at Lafayette College. ... Download high resolution version (600x823, 321 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (600x823, 321 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Lafayettestamp. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Lafayettestamp. ... 48-star flag, 1957 This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the United States. ... United States Government redirects here. ... Presidents Park, located in Washington, D.C., includes the White House, a visitor center, Lafayette Park, and the Ellipse. ... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... Lafayette College is a private coeducational liberal arts and engineering college located in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. The school, founded in 1826 by citizens of Easton, first began holding classes in 1832. ... Northampton Countys location in Pennsylvania Eastons location in Northampton County Coordinates: , Country United States State County Northampton Government  - Mayor Sal Panto Area  - Total 4. ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State Coordinates: , Country State County Erie First Settled 1789 Founded 1801 Incorporated (City) 1832 Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ... This article is about the state. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Many U.S. counties, cities, towns and townships bear such names as La Fayette, LaFayette, Lafayette, Fayette and Fayetteville in his honor, as does Mount Lafayette in New Hampshire. Three U.S. naval vessels have been named after him, the most recent being the nuclear Fleet Ballistic Missile submarine USS Lafayette (SSBN-616) which served until 1991. Lafayette, LaFayette, or La Fayette may refer to: // General Lafayette (initially Marquis de Lafayette until June 1790 when he abolished and permanently renounced nobility title), French general and revolutionary Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, comtesse de la Fayette (Madame de Lafayette), French author James Lafayette was the pseudonym of... Fayette is the name of a number of places in the United States of America. ... Fayetteville is the name of several places in the United States of America. ... ... For other uses, see New Hampshire (disambiguation). ... Three ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Lafayette for Marquis de Lafayette. ... USS Lafayette (SSBN-616), the lead ship of her class, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Marquis de la Fayette. ...

During World War II, the American flag was draped on his grave, even though it was in Nazi-occupied territory. Portraits of Washington and Lafayette hang to this day in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Flag ratio: 7:12; nicknames: Stars and Stripes, Old Glory The flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars... Nazism in history Nazi ideology Nazism and race Outside Germany Related subjects Lists Politics Portal         Nazism or National Socialism (German: Nationalsozialismus), refers primarily to the ideology and practices of the Nazi Party (National Socialist German Workers Party, German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) under Adolf Hitler. ... Type Bicameral Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 Members 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party...

In 1958, former U.S. Representative Hamilton Fish III, a World War I veteran, founded the Order of Lafayette.^[16] Membership in the Order is based on service in France or French territories in either World War I or World War II, or descent from a veteran of those wars. In France, a reconstruction of the frigate Hermione, in which Lafayette returned to America in 1779, has been located in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, since 1997. See Hamilton Fish (disambiguation) for others with the same name Hamilton Fish III (born Hamilton Stuyvesant Fish and also known as Hamilton Fish, Jr. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... The Order of Lafayette is a patriotic, hereditary, nonpartisan, and fraternal organization established in New York City in 1958 by Colonel Hamilton Fish III (1888-1991), a distinguished former Congressman from New York and decorated veteran of the First World War. ... Rochefort is a commune in western France, a seaport on the Atlantic Ocean. ...

Even though George Washington had already adopted him, Congress granted him honorary citizenship twice, first in 1824 for himself and his descendants^[17][18][19] and then again on 6 August 2002.^[20] A non-United States citizen of exceptional merit may be declared an Honorary Citizen of the United States by an Act of Congress, or by a proclamation issued by the President pursuant to authorization granted by Congress. ... is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

The Encyclopædia Britannica (1911) says of Lafayette, "Few men have owed more of their success and usefulness to their family rank than La Fayette, and still fewer have abused it less. He never achieved distinction in the field, and his political career proved him to be incapable of ruling a great national movement; but he had strong convictions which always impelled him to study the interests of humanity, and a pertinacity in maintaining them, which, in all the strange vicissitudes of his eventful life, secured him a very unusual measure of public respect. No citizen of a foreign country has ever had so many and such warm admirers in America, nor does any statesman in France appear to have ever possessed uninterruptedly for so many years such a large measure of popular influence and respect. He had what Jefferson called a 'canine appetite' for popularity and fame, but in him the appetite only seemed to make him more anxious to merit the fame which he enjoyed. He was brave to rashness; and he never shrank from danger or responsibility if he saw the way open to spare life or suffering, to protect the dead, to sustain the law and preserve order."

Lafayette in the media

• In 1961, La Fayette, a French-Italian movie about Lafayette's early years, was released in Europe, starring French television actor Michel Le Royer in the title role. It boasted numerous guest-stars, including Orson Welles as Benjamin Franklin, Jack Hawkins and Vittorio De Sica.
• In The Bastard, a 1978 TV movie adaptation of the first book of John Jakes' The Kent Family Chronicles, Lafayette is played by actor Ike Eisenmann.
• In the 1989 two-part movie La Révolution française, the part of Lafayette was played by Sam Neill.
• In the 1997 PBS mini-series Liberty! The American Revolution, the voice of Lafayette was provided by Sebastian Roché.
• British stand-up comedian Eddie Izzard has a bit in his 1999 performance Dress to Kill in which he refers to "the debt of honor to General Lafayette".
• In PBS's 2002–2003 animated TV series Liberty's Kids, Lafayette was played by Ben Beck. In the penultimate episode of the series, Lafayette returned to France to spread the ideas of liberty(and eventually take part in the French Revolution), taking one of Ben Franklin's apprentice.
• While not identified by name, a portrait of Lafayette appeared in the July 17, 2006 episode of the NBC reality series Treasure Hunters and a reproduction of his death mask contained one of the seven "artifacts" needed to find the treasure. He was identified in the following episode and teams visited the Paul Wayland Bartlett Lafayette statue in Paris.
• In Orson Scott Card's novel Red Prophet, an alternative universe contains its own Gilbert de Lafayette.
• In The Young Rebels, an American television series (1970–1971) based on the fictionalized adventures of a group of young rebel patriots, French actor Philippe Forquet portrayed General Lafayette.

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Notes and Citations

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See also

• Pineton de Chambrun family

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• Works by Gilbert du Motier, (formerly)Marquis de Lafayette at Project Gutenberg
• American Friends Of Lafayette
• (former)Marquis de Lafayette Appleton's Biography edited by Stanley L. Klos
• French Founding Father at the New-York Historical Society
• The Cornell University Library Lafayette Collection, a collection of more than 11,000 original manuscripts, documents and letters, and associated books, images and artifacts.
• French Kiss; Act 3 of episode 291 of “This American Life.”