Philibert Orry
Philibert Orry, count of Vignory and lord of La Chapelle-Godefroy (born in Troyes on 22 January 1689 – died at La Chapelle-Godefroy on 9 November 1747), was a French statesman.
Life
The fifth child of
Orry was named
An able
As director general of buildings, he established the bi-annual public Paris
As director general of Ponts et Chaussées (bridges and highways), Orry finished the
Facing opposition from Madame de Pompadour, Orry resigned in 1745.
He was the Treasurer of the Order of the Holy Spirit from February 1743 to his death in 1747.
Residences
Orry owned the château de La Chapelle-Godefroy in Saint-Aubin near Nogent-sur-Seine, inherited from his father in 1719. "M. Orry", wrote the duc de Luynes in his Mémoires, "has always appeared to have no ambition, always regretting not being able to live on his estate, near Nogent, and always ready to go there with pleasure." He transformed and expanded considerably the seigneurial estate. He owned two paintings by Jean-Antoine Watteau, the Enchanteur and the 'Aventurière, which today are in the musée des Beaux-Arts in Troyes.
Orry also possessed an estate, Petit Bercy, in Paris.
References
- ISBN 0-14-013093-4.
External links
- Notice sur le site du comité d'histoire du ministère français de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie (In French)
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