When the Marquis de Lafayette came to America for the last ... The iconic champagne house was run and expanded by a woman after the death of her husband, who had started it.

His death left 31-year-old Madam Brett ... George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and other notable figures were guests. One of her sons served in the war as an ensign, or lawyer.

The Frenchman now presenting himself to George Washington in the Colonial capital of Philadelphia was the 19-year-old Marquis de Lafayette ... will be punished with death by his own party ...

Museum of American Revolution Two hundred years ago, in the summer of 1824, the Marquis de Lafayette returned to ... Following his death in 1799, the tent took on new roles.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - People came together on Sunday for a celebration in Huntsville, honoring the war hero Marquis de Lafayette. He’s the French noble who joined George Washington’s Continental ...

Two centuries after his death, the descendants of the notorious Marquis de Sade have finally embraced their once-reviled relative. The French aristocrat scandalised his contemporaries with his ...

Like many people who enjoy taking a closer look at some of the biggest heroes in American history, Schenectady City Historian Chris Leonard is sometimes a bit disappointed. I remember way back ...

The Vatican on Tuesday released a previously unpublished text by Pope Francis following his passing on Monday containing the late pontiff’s reflections on aging and death. “We must not be ...

The death of Pope Francis on Monday initiated a well-structured process designed to maintain the Roman Catholic Church’s stability and ongoing leadership for its 1.3 billion members worldwide.

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Michael Halbert portrays Marquis de Lafayette aboard the Tom Sawyer riverboat during a historical reenactment of Lafayette’s ...