Lafayette

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Freemason French aristocrat general human military officer politician revolutionary

Lafayette was a French aristocrat and military officer who became a key general in the American Revolutionary War and a symbol of Franco-American alliance.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Freemason → French aristocrat → general → human → military officer → politician → revolutionary →
advocatedFor	abolition of slavery → human rights → liberal constitutional monarchy in France →
allegiance	France → Kingdom of France → United States (Continental Army) →
alsoKnownAs	Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette → Marquis de Lafayette →
birthDate	1757-09-06 →
birthPlace	Chavaniac-Lafayette, Auvergne, France →
burialPlace	Picpus Cemetery, Paris, France →
closeAssociateOf	Alexander Hamilton → George Washington → Thomas Jefferson →
countryOfCitizenship	France →
deathDate	1834-05-20 →
deathPlace	Paris, France →
decoratedWith	Order of the Cincinnati →
familyName	de La Fayette →
fullName	Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette →
givenName	Gilbert → du Motier →
hasSymbolicRole	symbol of Franco-American friendship →
memberOf	French nobility →
mentor	George Washington →
militaryRank	major general →
nobleTitle	Marquis →
notableEvent	grand tour of the United States in 1824–1825 →
notableFor	role in the French Revolution → service in the American Revolutionary War → symbol of Franco-American alliance →
participatedIn	American Revolutionary War → Battle of Brandywine → Battle of Rhode Island → French Revolution → July Revolution of 1830 → Siege of Yorktown →
positionHeld	commander of the National Guard of Paris → member of the Chamber of Deputies of France → member of the National Assembly of France →
servedIn	Continental Army → French Army →
visited	United States NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Monmouth →	associatedFigure
Fête de la Fédération →	attendee
Bernard Lafayette →	familyName
Philhellenes →	hasNotableMember
Women’s March on Versailles →	mainParticipants
July Revolution in France →	significantParticipant