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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.

Lafayette was orphaned at a young age on the death of his wealthy land owner parents. In 1768, he entered the College of Louis-le-Grand. He married at sixteen to Anastasie Adrienne de Noailles, a fourteen year old girl, before traveling at the age of 19 and arrived in North America to assist the colonists in the War of Independence. He gained such influence that he helped write the American [[Constitution]], which was later to be of use in assisting to write the French version after the French Revolution overthrew the monarchy.

Lafayette was orphaned at a young age on the death of his wealthy land owner parents. In 1768, he entered the College of Louis-le-Grand. He married at sixteen to Anastasie Adrienne de Noailles, a fourteen year old girl, before traveling at the age of 19 and arrived in North America to assist the colonists in the War of Independence. He gained such influence that he helped write the American [[Constitution]], which was later to be of use in assisting to write the French version after the French Revolution overthrew the monarchy.