<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Marquis de Lafayette </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Lafayette as a lieutenant general, in 1791 . Portrait by Joseph - Désiré Court . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Birth name </Th> <Td> Marie - Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nickname (s) </Th> <Td> The Hero of the Two Worlds (Le Héros des Deux Mondes in French) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> (1757 - 09 - 06) 6 September 1757 Chavaniac, France </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 20 May 1834 (1834 - 05 - 20) (aged 76) Paris, France </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Buried </Th> <Td> Picpus Cemetery </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Allegiance </Th> <Td> Kingdom of France (1771--1777, 1781--1791) United States of America (1777--1781) Kingdom of France (1791--1792) French First Republic Kingdom of France (1830) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Service / branch </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> French Army </Li> <Li> Continental Army </Li> <Li> National Guard </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years of service </Th> <Td> 1771--1792 1830 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Major General (U.S.) </Li> <Li> Lieutenant General (France) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Battles / wars </Th> <Td> <P> American Revolutionary War </P> <Ul> <Li> Battle of Brandywine </Li> <Li> Battle of Gloucester </Li> <Li> Valley Forge </Li> <Li> Battle of Barren Hill </Li> <Li> Battle of Rhode Island </Li> <Li> Battle of Monmouth </Li> <Li> Battle of Green Spring </Li> <Li> Siege of Yorktown </Li> </Ul> <P> French Revolution </P> <Ul> <Li> The March on Versailles </Li> <Li> Day of Daggers </Li> <Li> Champ de Mars massacre </Li> </Ul> War of the First Coalition July Revolution </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> Order of Saint Louis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Adrienne de Noailles (m . 1774; d . 1807) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> 4, including Georges Washington </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Other work </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Politician </Li> <Li> Estates General (Auvergne) </Li> <Li> Member of the National Assembly </Li> <Li> Chamber of Representatives </Li> <Li> Chamber of Deputies </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Signature </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Marquis de Lafayette </Th> </Tr>

Who was a french aristocrat and military officer who served as a general in the continental army