Adrienne de Noailles, Mademoiselle d'Ayen

Marie Adrienne Françoise de Noailles, Marquise de La Fayette, was a French noblewoman best known for being the spouse of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette. Born to Jean de Noailles, 5th Duke of Noailles and Henriette Anne Louise d'Aguesseau, she was by birth a member of the House of Noialles, one of the most important noble families in Limousin in the 18th century. On 11 April 1774, she married the young Marquis de La Fayette, who left France in 1776 to volunteer in the American Revolutionary War where he served under General George Washington, then later became a key figure in the French Revolution of 1789.