From 1085 to 1261, it was held by the counts of Mâcon. In the latter year, the last countess, Alice, sold it, along with Mâcon, to King Louis IX of France after the death of her husband, Jehan de Braine, in 1240.
For nearly two centuries, from 1085 to 1261, the estate was governed by the counts of Mâcon. In 1261, Alice, the last countess, sold it, along with Mâcon, to King Louis IX of France following her husband Jehan de Braine's passing in 1240.