 The family of Longueil, long associated with the "Parlement de Paris", had been in possession of part of the seigneurie of Maisons since 1460, and a full share since 1602.Beginning in 1630, and for the next decades, René de Longueil, first president of the "Cour des aides" and then "président à mortier" to the Parlement de Paris, devoted the fortune inherited by his wife, Madeleine Boulenc de Crévecœur (who died in 1636), to the construction of a magnificent château.By 1649 he was able to spend the summer months in his new house, but works on the outbuildings continued after that date.