Philibert Orry , count de Vignory, lord of the Vault-Godefroy, is a French statesman born with Troyes the January 22nd 1689 and died in the Vault-Godefroy the November 9th 1747.

Biography

Fifth child of Jean Orry, glass gentleman originating in Rouen which grows rich considerably by providing the army by Louis XIV in horses and ammunition lasting the War of succession by Spain, then dealing with finances of Philippe V of Spain, Philibert Orry was captain of cavalry during the War of succession of Spain. He then became to advise with the Parlement of Paris, then Maître of the requests (1715). He was intendant with Lille (1715 - 1718), with Soissons (1722 - 1727), and in Roussillon (1727 - 1728).

Thanks to the protection of the cardinal Fleury, of which it shared the taste of the order and the austerity, Orry was named General inspector of finances in 1730 and cumulated this function with that of managing director of the Bâtiments of the King starting from 1736, with the death of the duke of Antin.

Financial skilful and integrates, it had to restore the tax of the tenth and stabilized the budget of the State. Applying the principles of Colbert, he sought to develop manufactures of textile and paper. He was at the origin of the creation of the porcelain factory of Vincennes in 1740. He supported the trade with the Canada and the India S by reforming the statutes of the Compagnie of the Indies.

As managing director of the Building industries, it restores the bi-annual Living room what was worth to him to be elected vice-guard of the royal Académie of painting and sculpture in April 1737. Its directorate severely was generally judged. The marquis d' Argenson evokes with contempt “the bad middle-class taste of Mr Orry”. However, the fact of choosing Charles-Joseph Natoire in 1730 to decorate its castle of the Vault-Godefroy (V. below) reveals on the contrary an unquestionable artistic matter understanding: it was then one of the young most promising painters of history, and its two principal rivals, François Boucher and Carle Van Loo, were both abroad.

Managing director of the Highways Departments, Orry made finish the channel of Crozat and maintained and developed the road system. He sent to the intendants, in 1737, an instruction detailed on the royal drudgery (thirty days per annum to the maximum) for construction and the maintenance of the ways, classified in five categories. Until the Revolution, most of the royal roads existed thanks to this institution. In 1738, it required of the civil engineers Ponts of raising the plans of the main roads of the kingdom.

It had to resign in 1745 vis-a-vis the hostility of Madam de Pompadour.

It was Grand Treasurer of the Ordre of the Holy Spirit of February 1743 with its death in 1747.

Residences

Orry had the castle of the Vault-Godefroy with Saint-Aubin (Paddle) close to Nogent-sur-Seine, inherited his/her father in 1719. “ Mr. Orry , brings back the duke of Luynes in his Mémoires , always appeared not to have any ambition, unceasingly regretting being able to live in its ground of the Vault, close to Nogent, and always ready to go there with pleasure. ” It made considerably transform and increase the home seigneurial origin. It made there carry out a very important decoration painted by Charles-Joseph Natoire between 1731 and 1740. It had two Watteau, the Enchanteur and the Aventurière which are today with the museum of the Art schools of Troyes.

Orry had moreover the field known as of “Small Bercy” in Paris.

References

External bonds

• Note on the site of the committee of history of the French ministry of the economy, finances and industry

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