Marquis de Lafayette Part 1: The Orphan

Marquis de Lafayette
Written By Willem Conner

Born into a noble family in the small French town of Chavaniac, Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette would lose both of his parents at a young age. The orphaned marquis would inherit a massive fortune that would allow him to live a life of luxury and privilege at Versailles. That is, until he made the fateful decision to leave it all behind.

Cover Image: Portrait of Gilbert Motier the Marquis De Lafayette as a Lieutenant General, 1791. Painting by Joseph-Désiré Court, 1834.

Closing theme: "Ça Ira" (It will be fine)- popular song from the French Revolution

 
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