Jeannette De La Fayette Thesis

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Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette was born on September 6, 1757 in Chavaniac, France. Before the age of two his father passed away in the Seven Years War. In 1770 La Fayette’s mother and grandmother passed away, all leaving him a very large inheritance. At a very young age he was an orphan, a very rich orphan.
On April 9, 1771 at the age of fourteen, La Fayette went into the royal army. By the age of sixteen he was married to Marie Adrienne Francoise de Noailles by marrying her, he became family of the king. With his large inheritance and with new wife’s money, they were very wealthy.
La Fayette was very intrigued by the stories of the American colonies and he desperately wanted to travel to America. Knowing that