The Château Rothschild is an historic

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near Paris, France.

History

The château was built in 1855 for banker

James Mayer de Rothschild James Mayer de Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild (born Jakob Mayer Rothschild; 15 May 1792 – 15 November 1868) was a German-French banker and the founder of the French branch of the Rothschild family. Early life James de Rothschild was born ...

. It was designed by architect Joseph-Armand Berthelin. Guests included President

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and Prime Minister

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.Boulogne. L'ancien château des Rothschild attend son sauveur
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'', August 5, 2014 It was inherited by James's son,

Edmond James de Rothschild Baron Abraham Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild (Hebrew: הברון אברהם אדמונד בנימין ג'יימס רוטשילד - ''HaBaron Avraham Edmond Binyamin Ya'akov Rotshield''; 19 August 1845 – 2 November 1934) was a French memb ...

. 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. During World War II, the château was taken over by the

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, the Nazi Navy. After the liberation of France, it was used by American forces. The Kriegsmarine and US forces also used another Rothschild residence, the

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3.5 km away on the edge of Paris. It was acquired by Saudi Prince Khalid I Abdulaziz al-Ibrahim in 1986.Olivier Bossut
Le prince saoudien va sauver le château Rothschild
''Le Parisien'', September 8, 2003A Boulogne, le prince saoudien promet de réparer son château
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'', September 10, 2003 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.

References

Houses completed in 1855 Châteaux in Hauts-de-Seine Kriegsmarine Rothschild family residences {{France-castle-stub