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Devoted to the Cause : An Examination of the Formation and Evolution of the Marquis de Lafayette's Republican Ideals Flechl, Katelyn M.

Abstract

The Marquis de Lafayette’s role as simply a myth and military hero of the American Revolution must be re-examined, to allow for his role as Enlightenment thinker. As is made clear from examining his education and participation in the American Revolution, as well as his coauthorship of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen with Thomas Jefferson, an ideology built on French and American republican principles influenced his decisions and contributions to, the early stages of the French Revolution. Lafayette failed to bring the American model to France, due to political inexperience concerning practical application of his ideological principles, maintenance of a moderate position, and the rise of radical revolutionaries. Despite Lafayette’s tenuous position in the later stages of the French Revolution, his importance must not be understated, as perhaps no other person so aptly personifies an ideological bridge between the American and French Revolutions.

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Title
Devoted to the Cause : An Examination of the Formation and Evolution of the Marquis de Lafayette's Republican Ideals
Creator
Flechl, Katelyn M.
Date Issued
2017
Description
The Marquis de Lafayette’s role as simply a myth and military hero of the American Revolution must be re-examined, to allow for his role as Enlightenment thinker. As is made clear from examining his education and participation in the American Revolution, as well as his coauthorship of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen with Thomas Jefferson, an ideology built on French and American republican principles influenced his decisions and contributions to, the early stages of the French Revolution. Lafayette failed to bring the American model to France, due to political inexperience concerning practical application of his ideological principles, maintenance of a moderate position, and the rise of radical revolutionaries. Despite Lafayette’s tenuous position in the later stages of the French Revolution, his importance must not be understated, as perhaps no other person so aptly personifies an ideological bridge between the American and French Revolutions.
Subject
Marquis de Lafayette; Ideologies; Republican Ideals; Liberty; French Revolution; American Revolution
Genre
Graduating Project
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. HIST 499
Date Available
2017-07-18
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0348929
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/62314
Affiliation
Arts and Sciences, Irving K. Barber School of (Okanagan); History and Sociology, Department of (Okanagan)
Campus
UBCO
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Undergraduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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