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title: Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles
author: Gilbert Stuart
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15968/louis-marie-vicomte-de-noailles/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles
_Authored by Gilbert Stuart_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15968.jpeg)
## Image Caption
Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles, oil on canvas portrait by Gilbert Stuart, 1798.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
A French noble and brother-in-[law](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/law/) to the [Marquis de Lafayette](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gilbert_du_Motier_Marquis_de_Lafayette/), Noailles fought in the [American Revolutionary War](https://www.worldhistory.org/American_Revolutionary_War/). His speech before the National Assembly on the night of 4 August 1789 led to the [August Decrees](https://www.worldhistory.org/August_Decrees/), which abolished [feudalism](https://www.worldhistory.org/Feudalism/) in France.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Stuart, G. (2022, May 30). Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Stuart, Gilbert. "Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 30, 2022. .
### MLA
Stuart, Gilbert. "Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 May 2022, .
## License & Copyright
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