The Marquis de Lafayette's bearing was so authoritative that Congress commissioned him a major general when he was 19 years old. French Nobleman Adopted Patriots' Cause, Became 'Hero of Two Worlds ...

“The Curse of the Marquis de Sade” is nevertheless more demure than one might expect. Warner’s narrative tracks the scroll across centuries but never really delves into its content.

Or as the Marquis de Lafayette jested to his son Georges Washington, “this is Mr. Morse, the painter, the son of the geographer; he has come to Washington to take the topography of my face.” ...

This week we step back in time 200 years to the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to New Orleans. On April 10, the Cabildo will open a new exhibit, called Bienvenue Lafayette, inside the building ...

Michael Halbert portrays Marquis de Lafayette aboard the Tom Sawyer riverboat during a historical reenactment of Lafayette’s visit to St. Louis in 1825, on Saturday, April 26, 2025.

America’s favorite fighting Frenchman arrived for a farewell tour in 1824. A yearlong commemoration kicks off this week, and the country’s pre-eminent “Lafayette” is ready.