Claude de Bullion

Claude de Bullion (13 October 1569 – 22 December 1640) was a French aristocrat and politician who served as a Minister of Finance under Louis XIII from 1632 to 1640.

In 1605, he became Maître des Requêtes, and in 1606 he joined the Parliament of Grenoble as State Councillor and Chairman.

He bought Château de Wideville [fr] in 1620 and built the famous gardens and ponds there.

de Bullion was also named Lord Chancellor of The Order of the Holy Spirit from 1633 to 1636.

Their son Noël de Bullion succeeded his father as Lord Chancellor of The Order of the Holy Spirit.