Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully

Who they were

Maximilien de Béthune, first Duke of Sully, served Henri IV as a finance minister and superintendent of royal buildings. He bought the Marais mansion now bearing his name in 1634. The project had begun in 1624 for the financial official Mesme Gallet. Sully’s connection is therefore ownership of an existing residence, not its original commission. The distinction explains why the building’s name and the identity of its first patron differ.

Centre des monuments nationaux — history of Hôtel de Sully

Connection to the palace

Purchased the mansion in 1634: Hôtel de Sully.

See the palace page for visitor access, official websites and attendance data.

Short biography checked on 9 October 2026. Dates above distinguish lifespan, office and construction; this is not a complete biography.