s ▁fav ored ▁nep hew ▁was ▁French ▁Revolution ary ▁Army ▁General ▁Antoine ▁Joseph ▁Marie ▁d ' Esp in ass y . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁C athol ics ▁of ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁The ▁street ▁named ▁Gar out te ▁in ▁Marse ille , ▁France ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁his ▁family . ▁ ▁Michel ▁Antoine ▁Gar out te ' s ▁mat ernal ▁grand father ▁was ▁Baron ▁Henri ▁d ' L asc our , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁cousin ▁of ▁Louis ▁Cap et ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁France . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Gar out te ▁was ▁born ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 7 5 0 ▁in ▁the ▁castle ▁Gar out te ▁in ▁Marse ille , ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁France ▁to ▁the ▁Lady ▁Marie ▁Anne ▁d ' L asc ours ▁and ▁the ▁Admir al , ▁Sir ▁Antoine ▁Gar out te . ▁He ▁was ▁bapt ized ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁at ▁the ▁oldest ▁Catholic ▁Par ish ▁of ▁Marse ille , ▁the ▁Notre - D ame ▁Des ▁Acc ou les ▁Church . ▁He ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁training ▁and ▁educated ▁as ▁a ▁Catholic ▁Pri est , ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁died ▁in ▁battle ▁with ▁no ▁he irs ▁and ▁Gar out te ▁ex ited ▁sem inary ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁Military ▁School , ▁and ▁later ▁Offic ers ▁School ▁in ▁Paris . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁schools ▁as ▁his ▁friend ▁Marie ▁Joseph ▁Paul ▁Y ves ▁Ro ch ▁Gilbert ▁du ▁Mot ier , ▁the ▁Mar quis ▁de ▁La F