Casually work the name Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier into a conversation, and you’re likely to get blank stares from all but the most intense history buffs.
But substitute his better-known aristocratic title — the Marquis de Lafayette — and many will know of whom you speak, even if they might not know the intricacies of his long, complex and decidedly eventful life.
On Monday (Oct. 14), Arlington House marked the 200th anniversary of a visit by the French noble who helped secure American independence, bringing him to life both literally and figuratively…