La Fayette

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkb:French_National_Guard
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Cincinnati
gptkb:Order_of_Saint_Louis
Honorary citizenship of the United States
gptkbp:birth_date 1757-09-06
gptkbp:birth_place Chavaniac, France
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Picpus_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Henriette_de_La_Fayette
gptkb:Louis_de_La_Fayette
gptkb:Marie-Antoinette_de_La_Fayette
Georges Washington de La Fayette
gptkbp:death_date 1834-05-20
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:famous_quote " The future of America is in the hands of the people."
" Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country."
" I am convinced that the only way to save the world is to make it a better place for all."
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Marie-Joseph_Paul_Yves_Roch_Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_La_Fayette
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label La Fayette
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Voltaire
gptkb:Jean-Jacques_Rousseau
gptkbp:known_for Role in the American Revolutionary War
Role in the French Revolution
gptkbp:legacy Advocate for civil rights
Symbol of liberty and democracy
Friendship with George Washington
Support for abolitionism
Influence on French and American revolutions
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Hero_of_Two_Worlds
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_Man_and_of_the_Citizen
gptkbp:portrait Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette by Ary Scheffer
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
gptkb:Battle_of_Gloucester
gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine
gptkb:July_Monarchy
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Adrienne_de_Noailles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chambers_County,_Alabama
gptkb:The_Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_La_Fayette
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5