CHÂTEAU DE BIZY. NORMANDIE, FRANCE.

From the 14th century, the Jubert family owns the lands of Bizy. In 1675, Nicolas Jubert de Bouville, State Councilor and intendant of Orleans, raised the seigneury of Bizy to the rank of marquisate. He built a residential castle. In 1721, the Duke of Belle-Isle bought the marquisate of Bizy. He was the grandson of Louis XIV’s superintendent of finance, Nicolas Fouquet. He keeps the Château built by Jubert de Bouville and focuses on the park. He undertakes the expansion of the estate, builds a hydraulic network to supply the Château with water, and arranges gardens with fountains and water games. He called on the architect Contant d’Ivry, considered to be the “best architect of Europe“ who, among other things, built the Palais Royal staircase for the construction of buildings constituting a barnyard. Today, the magnificent stables remain. They were built to resemble those of Versailles In 1749, the Duke of Belle-Isle, who became Marshal of F