Duke Léopold I of Lorraine expanded the Château de Lunéville, with work beginning in 1703. The article gives 1720 in one place and 1723 in another as the end date. Pierre Bourdict and Nicolas Dorbay prepared early designs, and then Germain Boffrand took over, in what became his masterwork. Only the southern half of the palace was completed.
Stanislaus I, the former king of Poland, used it as his residence. Emmanuel Héré designed the Trèfle pavilion, a wooden Chinoiserie building about 23 feet (7 meters) in diameter. The garden had water cascades, a Grand Canal and an orangery. The article describes the style as Classicalism and Baroque.
A fire in January 2003 destroyed much of the roof, and restoration is ongoing. It was listed as a historic monument in 1901.
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