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[[File:Gilbert du Motier Marquis de Lafayette.PNG|300px|right|thumb|Marie Paul Yves Roch Gilbert de Motier, the
{{American Revolution bio
| image =[[File:Gilbert du Motier Marquis de Lafayette.PNG|300px]]
| name =Marie Paul Yves Roch Gilbert de Motier<br/>Marquis de Lafayette
| birth =September 6, 1757<br/>Auvergne, France
| parents =Michel Louis Christophe Roch Gilbert du Motier<br/>Marie-Louise-Julie de la Riviere
| religion =Freemason
| spouse =Marie Adrienne Francoise de Noailles
| children =Georges Washington Motier de La Fayette<br/>Oscar Thomas Gilbert Motier de La Fayette
| death =May 20, 1834<br/>Paris, France
| burial =Cimetière de Picpus, Paris, France
| education =Collège du Plessis, Paris (1768)<br/>Versailles Academy Military School,<br/>(commissioned ''sous-lieutenant'', 1771)
| occupation =Soldier:<br/>French Army<br/>American Continental Army
| postwar =French politician
}}
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.