Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier

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gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:French_National_Assembly
gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:awards Honorary_citizen_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:born September 6, 1757
gptkbp:burialPlace Picpus Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Henriette_de_Lafayette
gptkb:Marie-Antoinette_de_Lafayette
Georges_Washington_de_Lafayette
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:French_Constitution_of_1791
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
gptkbp:died May 20, 1834
gptkbp:famousFor advocating for liberty and democracy
supporting_the_American_Revolution
gptkbp:famousQuote "Humanity has a right to be free."
"I am not a hero, I am a soldier."
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier
gptkbp:influenced French_and_American_revolutions
gptkbp:influencedBy Enlightenment thinkers
gptkbp:inspiration Lafayette's_Ghost
Lafayette's_Legacy
Lafayette's_Travels
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Marquis_de_Lafayette
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Lafayette_College
Influence on future democratic movements
Symbol of liberty
Statues and memorials worldwide
Lafayette_Square_in_Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine
Battle of Monmouth
Siege of Yorktown
Battle of Gloucester
gptkbp:role military officer
politician
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Adrienne_de_Noailles
gptkbp:title Marquis
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:France
gptkb:United_States