General de La Fayette

GPTKB entity

Properties (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:French_National_Assembly
gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Honorary_citizenship_of_the_United_States
Order of Saint Louis
gptkbp:birthDate September 6, 1757
gptkbp:birthPlace Chavaniac,_France
gptkbp:children 5
gptkbp:deathDate May 20, 1834
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_School
gptkbp:famousQuote "Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country."
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Marie-Joseph_Paul_Yves_Roch_Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_La_Fayette
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General de La Fayette
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Voltaire
gptkb:Jean-Jacques_Rousseau
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Friendship_with_Napoleon_Bonaparte
Promotion of education and social reform
Advocacy for civil liberties
Support for the abolition of slavery
Support for constitutional monarchy
Drafting of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Establishment of the National Guard
Opposition to the Reign of Terror
Exile_during_the_Bourbon_Restoration
Friendship_with_Marie_Antoinette
Friendship_with_Alexander_Hamilton
Support_for_the_establishment_of_a_free_press_in_France
Support_for_the_establishment_of_a_parliamentary_system_in_France
Support_for_the_establishment_of_a_national_guard_in_France
Friendship_with_Benjamin_Franklin
Friendship_with_James_Madison
Friendship_with_John_Adams
Friendship_with_King_Louis_XVI
Friendship_with_Marquis_de_Condorcet
Friendship_with_Thomas_Jefferson
Return_to_France_in_1814
Support_for_the_establishment_of_a_civil_society_in_France
Support_for_the_Greek_War_of_Independence
Support_for_the_July_Revolution_of_1830
Support_for_the_abolition_of_serfdom_in_France
Support_for_the_establishment_of_a_national_police_force_in_France
Support_for_the_establishment_of_a_constitutional_government_in_France
Support_for_the_establishment_of_a_republic_in_France
Support_for_the_establishment_of_a_national_constitution_in_France
Support_for_the_establishment_of_a_national_bank_in_France
Support_for_the_establishment_of_a_national_militia_in_France
Support_for_the_establishment_of_a_national_army_in_France
Support_for_the_establishment_of_a_national_education_system_in_France
Support_for_the_establishment_of_a_national_legislature_in_France
Support_for_the_establishment_of_a_national_judiciary_in_France
gptkbp:knownFor Role_in_the_French_Revolution
Role_in_the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of liberty and democracy
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Chesapeake
gptkb:Battle_of_Gloucester_Point
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine
Siege of Yorktown
gptkbp:politicalPosition Liberal
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Adrienne_de_Noailles