Virginie de Pusy Lafayette

Virginie Bureaux de Pusy-Dumottier de Lafayette (born 1970) is a French aristocrat and clubwoman. As a direct descendant of the Marquis de La Fayette, she served as the official ambassador of the La Fayette Bicentennial from 2024 to 2025.

Early life and family De Pusy Lafayette was born near the Chaîne des Puys in France's Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, and has historical family ties there. She is a seventh-generation direct descendant of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, a French nobleman and military officer who volunteered with the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. She grew up in Auvergne and her childhood home, the Château de Vollore, had a room of Lafayette memorabilia that was dedicated in 1976 by American ambassador Kenneth Rush. As a teenager, she served as a tour guide for visitors at her family's home. She currently serves as the Rochambeau Chapter NSDAR's registrar.

Lafayette Bicentennial De Pusy Lafayette was selected as an ambassador for The 200th Bicentennial of Lafayette's 1824-1825 Farewell Tour in August 2024 in the United States, becoming the first female descendant of the Marquis de Lafayette to be honored.

As part of the tour, she also visited the Tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon on 12 August 2024, where she met with a descendant of James Armistead Lafayette.

Personal life De Pusy Lafayette is married and has six children.