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| religion =Freemason
| religion =Freemason
| spouse =Marie Adrienne Francoise de Noailles
| spouse =Marie Adrienne Francoise de Noailles
| children =Georges Washington Motier de La Fayette<br/>Oscar Thomas Gilbert Motier de La Fayette
| children =Georges Washington Motier de La Fayette<br/>Oscar Thomas Gilbert Motier de La Fayette, Anastasie and Virginie.
| death =May 20, 1834<br/>Paris, France
| death =May 20, 1834<br/>Paris, France
| burial =Cimetière de Picpus, Paris, France
| burial =Cimetière de Picpus, Paris, France
| education =Collège du Plessis, Paris (1768)<br/>Versailles Academy Military School,<br/>(commissioned ''sous-lieutenant'', 1771)
| 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
| occupation =Soldier:<br/>American Continental Army<br/>French Army
| postwar =French politician
| postwar =French politician
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After 1782, Lafayette was absorbed with questions of reform in France. He was one of the first to advocate a National Assembly, and worked toward the establishment of a constitutional monarchy during the years leading up to the [[French Revolution]]. <ref> [http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95sep/lafayette.html Marquis de Lafayette, Soldier & Statesman.] </ref>
After 1782, Lafayette was absorbed with questions of reform in France. He was one of the first to advocate a National Assembly, and worked toward the establishment of a constitutional monarchy during the years leading up to the [[French Revolution]]. <ref> [http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95sep/lafayette.html Marquis de Lafayette, Soldier & Statesman.] </ref>
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In the years leading up to 1789, Lafayette became a leader in the campaign against the monarch. But here is what I think went wrong. First, the French had been too horribly oppressed for too long. The revolutionary movement became extremely radical and vengeful, and Lafayette didn’t know how to turn this raw, bitter force into something controllable and beneficial. He went for a more moderate course, and this ended up killing his popularity and driving him into exile. [http://www.diaryof1.com/2009/07/13/the-french-revolution-and-the-marquis-de-lafayette/]
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In 1791, La Fayette was placed in command of one of the armies formed to attack Austria, but for political insubordination the French Assembly declared him a traitor. He was compelled to take refuge in Belgium where he was taken prisoner by the Austrians for five years, first in Prussian and afterwards in Austrian prisons. He returned to France in 1799.
In 1791, La Fayette was placed in command of one of the armies formed to attack Austria, but for political insubordination the French Assembly declared him a traitor. He was compelled to take refuge in Belgium where he was taken prisoner by the Austrians for five years, first in Prussian and afterwards in Austrian prisons. He returned to France in 1799.