Jean-François Leriget de La Faye (1674, Vienne, Isère – 11 July 1731, Paris) was a French diplomat, wealthy landowner and art collector, poet,[1] and member of the Académie française for a single year.
At one time a musketeer, through social connections La Faye became a member of the court of Louis XIV.
[1] His position was head of the royal cabinet, and private secretary and special adviser to the King on matters such as finding a wife for the young Louis XV.
La Faye was the owner of an extensive art collection, two hotels in Paris, and another in Versailles.
When he acquired the ancient château de Condé in 1719, he commissioned the most fashionable artists of his time and the architect Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni for elaborate improvements.