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{{Officeholder

| image        =[[File:Gilbert du Motier Marquis de Lafayette.PNG|300px]]

|name=Marquis de Lafayette

| name        =Marie Paul Yves Roch Gilbert de Motier<br/>Marquis de Lafayette

|image=Gilbert du Motier Marquis de Lafayette.PNG

| birth        =September 6, 1757<br/>Auvergne, France

|party=

| parents      =Michel Louis Christophe Roch Gilbert du Motier<br/>Marie-Louise-Julie de la Riviere

|spouse=Marie Adrienne Françoise de Noailles

| religion     =  

|religion=

| spouse      =Marie Adrienne Francoise de Noailles

|offices=

| children    =Georges Washington Motier de La Fayette,<br/> Anastasie and Virginie.

|military=y

| death        =May 20, 1834<br/>Paris, France

|allegiance=Kingdom of France<br/>United States of America

| burial      =Cimetière de Picpus, Paris, France

|branch= French Army<br/>Continental Army

| education    =Collège du Plessis, Paris (1768)<br/>Versailles Academy Military School,<br/>(commissioned ''sous-lieutenant'', 1771)

|serviceyears=

| occupation  =Soldier:<br/>American Continental Army<br/>French Army

|rank=Major General (US)<br/>Maréchal de camp (France)

| postwar      =French politician

|unit=

|battles=American Revolutionary War<br/>

|awards=

}}

}}

The '''Marquis de Lafayette''' (Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier) (1757 - 1834) was a [[French]] nobleman and General. He emerged during the [[American Revolutionary War]] and later during the [[French Revolution]], initially as a revolutionary and later as a more [[conservative]] force.

The '''Marquis de Lafayette''' (Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier) (1757 - 1834) was a [[French]] nobleman and General. He emerged during the [[American Revolutionary War]] and later during the [[French Revolution]], initially as a revolutionary and later as a more [[conservative]] force.