In all likelihood, on Jean de Berry’s death in 1416 the codex passed into the hands of his brother, Charles VI, the King of France. It then made its way to the House of Savoy, whose members had dynastic ties with the French royal family. In 1485, Charles I (Duke of Savoy) entrusted Les Très Riches Heures, unfinished by the Limbourg brothers, to the illuminator, Jean Colombe, who completed the embellishments. The manuscript remained in Italy for the three centuries until 1856, when Henri d’Orléans, duc d’Aumale, received notice from the Italian bibliophile, Antonio Panizzi, that the volume was up for sale. The Duke purchased it in Turin for 22,000 francs. The codex was then shipped to the Cabinet des Livres of the Château de Chantilly, formerly of the Prince of Condé and bequeathed in 1830 to the eight-year old Henri, who was to become a refined collector and bibliophile. Here, the Duke held his collections of paintings, drawings, objets d’art and antique books. On his death, in the absence of direct heirs, the castle and extensive collection of artworks came into the hands of the Institut de France. The castle and its collections are now open to the public.