Château Rothschild

Château Rothschild
Château Rothschild
	Château Rothschild in 2012
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Joseph-Armand Berthelin

The Château Rothschild is a historic château in Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris, France.

History

The château was built in 1855 for banker James Mayer de Rothschild.^[1] It was designed by architect Joseph-Armand Berthelin.^[1] Guests included President Adolphe Thiers and Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau.^[2]

It was inherited by James's son, Edmond James de Rothschild.^[2] After Edmond's death in 1934, the Rothschild family no longer lived at the château, even though his daughter, Alexandrine de Rothschild, took care of the grounds surrounding it.^[2]

During World War II, the château was taken over by the Kriegsmarine, the Nazi Navy.^[2] After the liberation of France, it was used by American forces.^[2] The Kriegsmarine and US forces also used another Rothschild residence, the Château de la Muette 3.5 km away on the edge of Paris.

It was acquired by Saudi Prince Khalid I Abdulaziz al-Ibrahim in 1986.^[3]^[4]

The château was sold to French property developer Novaxia in 2016. After 37 years of neglect, the Château Rothschild will be restored, with work beginning in 2020.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Base Mérimée: Château Rothschild, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Boulogne. L'ancien château des Rothschild attend son sauveur, Le Parisien, August 5, 2014
^ Olivier Bossut, Le prince saoudien va sauver le château Rothschild, Le Parisien, September 8, 2003
^ A Boulogne, le prince saoudien promet de réparer son château, 20 minutes, September 10, 2003
^ Estelle, Dautry (2019-10-04). "A Boulogne-Billancourt, le château Rothschild va enfin retrouver son éclat". leparisien.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2019-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-23.

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[frenchministry-1] Base Mérimée: Château Rothschild, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

[parisienlancien-2] Boulogne. L'ancien château des Rothschild attend son sauveur, Le Parisien, August 5, 2014

[leparisien-3] Olivier Bossut, Le prince saoudien va sauver le château Rothschild, Le Parisien, September 8, 2003

[20minutes-4] A Boulogne, le prince saoudien promet de réparer son château, 20 minutes, September 10, 2003

[5] Estelle, Dautry (2019-10-04). "A Boulogne-Billancourt, le château Rothschild va enfin retrouver son éclat". leparisien.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2019-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-23.

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