Adrienne de La Fayette
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- The article about the French writer is at Madame de Lafayette
| Marie Adrienne de Noailles | |
|---|---|
| Marquise of La Fayette | |
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| Spouse(s) | Gilbert, Marquis of La Fayette |
| Issue | |
| Henriette Anastasie, Countess of La Tour Maubourg Georges Washington Marie Antoinette, Marquise of Lasteyrie. | |
| Full name | |
| Marie Adrienne Françoise de Noailles | |
| Father | Jean Louis, Duke of Noailles |
| Mother | Anne Louise Henriette d'Aguesseau |
| Born | 2 November 1759 Hôtel de Noailles, Paris, France |
| Died | 24 December 1807 (aged 48) Rue d'Anjou, Paris, France |
Marie Adrienne Françoise de Noailles, madame de La Fayette (2 November 1759 – 24 December 1807). She was born in Paris at the family home, the Hôtel de Noailles.[1] Known as Mademoiselle d'Ayen-she was the second daughter of the duc d'Ayen, a powerful French noble-prior to her marriage to Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, in the chapel of the Hôtel de Noailles on April 11, 1774.[1] The couple lived there for the first few years of their marriage. They had four children.
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- Adrienne Henriette Catherine Charlotte du Motier (Hôtel de Noailles 15 December 1775- Paris 3 October 1777) died young.[2]
- Anastasie Louise Pauline Motier du Motier (Paris 1 July 1777 - Turin 24 February 1863, Turin) married Jules César Charles de Fay, Count of La Tour Maubourg.
- George Washington Louis Gilbert du Motier (24 December 1779 - 29 November 1849) died childless but married Émilie d'Estutt de Tracy.
- Marie Antoinette Virginie du Motier (17 September 1782 - 23 July 1849) married Louis de Lasteyrie du Saillant, Marquis of Lasteyrie.[2]
- Her only son was named after George Washington and her youngest daughter was named in honor of Queen Marie Antoinette.
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3. Russel Freedman, Lafayette and the American Revolution (Johor Bahru, Malaysia, HOLIDAY HOUSE, 2010)
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