SettingsHeads of the Bâtiments du Roi
Abel François Poisson
Abel-François Poisson de Vandières, marquis de Marigny and marquis de Menars, often referred to simply as marquis de Marigny, was a French nobleman who served as the director general...
Abel-François Poisson de Vandières, marquis de Marigny and marquis de Menars, often referred to simply as marquis de Marigny, was a French nobleman who served as the director general...
Bâtiments du Roi
The Bâtiments du Roi (, The King's Buildings) was a division of Department of the household of the Kings of France (the "Maison du Roi") in France under the Ancien Régime.
The Bâtiments du Roi (, The King's Buildings) was a division of Department of the household of the Kings of France (the "Maison du Roi") in France under the Ancien Régime.
Cardinal Mazarin
Jules Mazarin (; 1602–1661), born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino or Mazarini, was a French-Italian cardinal, diplomat, and politician, who served as the chief minister of France from 164...
Jules Mazarin (; 1602–1661), born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino or Mazarini, was a French-Italian cardinal, diplomat, and politician, who served as the chief minister of France from 164...
Charles François Paul Le Normant de Tournehem
Charles François Paul Le Normant de Tournehem (1684–1751) was a French financier, a fermier-général, or tax-farmer.
Charles François Paul Le Normant de Tournehem (1684–1751) was a French financier, a fermier-général, or tax-farmer.
François Michel Le Tellier
François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois (18 January 1641 – 16 July 1691) was the French Secretary of State for War for a significant part of the reign of Louis XIV. Louvois and his father...
François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois (18 January 1641 – 16 July 1691) was the French Secretary of State for War for a significant part of the reign of Louis XIV. Louvois and his father...
François Sublet de Noyers
François Sublet de Noyers (1589–1645), one of Cardinal de Richelieu's political creatures, who derived his position and political weight from the Cardinal's consistent patronage, was a secretary...
François Sublet de Noyers (1589–1645), one of Cardinal de Richelieu's political creatures, who derived his position and political weight from the Cardinal's consistent patronage, was a secretary...
François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois
François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois (18 January 1641 – 16 July 1691) was the French Secretary of State for War for a significant part of the reign of Louis XIV. Louvois and his father...
François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois (18 January 1641 – 16 July 1691) was the French Secretary of State for War for a significant part of the reign of Louis XIV. Louvois and his father...
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Jean-Baptiste Colbert was a French politician who served as the Minister of Finances of France from 1665 to 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. His relentless hard work and thrift made him an...
Jean-Baptiste Colbert was a French politician who served as the Minister of Finances of France from 1665 to 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. His relentless hard work and thrift made him an...
Joseph Marie Terray
Joseph Marie Terray (December 9, 1715, Boën – February 18, 1778) was a Controller-General of Finances during the reign of Louis XV of France, an agent of fiscal reform, cut short by his death.
Joseph Marie Terray (December 9, 1715, Boën – February 18, 1778) was a Controller-General of Finances during the reign of Louis XV of France, an agent of fiscal reform, cut short by his death.
Jules Hardouin Mansart
Jules Hardouin-Mansart (Paris, 16 April 1646 – Marly-le-Roi, France, 11 May 1708) was a French architect whose work is generally considered to be the apex of French Baroque architecture, represe...
Jules Hardouin-Mansart (Paris, 16 April 1646 – Marly-le-Roi, France, 11 May 1708) was a French architect whose work is generally considered to be the apex of French Baroque architecture, represe...
Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin
Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin (5 September 1665 – 2 November 1736), marquis of Antin, Gondrin and Montespan (1701), then 1st Duke of Antin (1711) was a French nobleman.
Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin (5 September 1665 – 2 November 1736), marquis of Antin, Gondrin and Montespan (1701), then 1st Duke of Antin (1711) was a French nobleman.
Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin, Duke of Antin
Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin, marquis of Antin, Gondrin and Montespan, then 1st Duke of Antin was a French nobleman.
Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin, marquis of Antin, Gondrin and Montespan, then 1st Duke of Antin was a French nobleman.
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
Maximilien de Béthune, first Duke of Sully (13 December 1560 – 22 December 1641) was the doughty soldier, French minister, staunch Huguenot and faithful right-hand man who assisted Henry I...
Maximilien de Béthune, first Duke of Sully (13 December 1560 – 22 December 1641) was the doughty soldier, French minister, staunch Huguenot and faithful right-hand man who assisted Henry I...
Philibert Orry
Philibert Orry, count of Vignory and lord of La Chapelle-Godefroy, was a French statesman born in Troyes on the 22 January 1689 and who died at La Chapelle-Godefroy on 9 November 1747.
Philibert Orry, count of Vignory and lord of La Chapelle-Godefroy, was a French statesman born in Troyes on the 22 January 1689 and who died at La Chapelle-Godefroy on 9 November 1747.
Étienne Le Camus
Étienne Le Camus (1632, Paris – Grenoble, 1707) was a French cardinal.
Étienne Le Camus (1632, Paris – Grenoble, 1707) was a French cardinal.