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Bellerive Castle (french: link=yes, Château de Bellerive) is a

château A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowaday ...

in the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Collonge-Bellerive Collonge-Bellerive () is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. History Collonge-Bellerive is first mentioned in 1153 as ''Collonges''. In 1275 Saint-Maurice is first mentioned as ''Sancto Mauricio'' and Vésenaz first in 1314 as '' ...

of the

Canton of Geneva The Canton of Geneva, officially the Republic and Canton of Geneva (french: link=no, République et canton de Genève; frp, Rèpublica et canton de Geneva; german: Republik und Kanton Genf; it, Repubblica e Cantone di Ginevra; rm, Republica e ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Bellerive Castle was constructed in 1666 for Charles-Emmanuel II. The construction was received with resentment by the locals and led to a war between the

Republic of Geneva The Canton of Geneva, officially the Republic and Canton of Geneva (french: link=no, République et canton de Genève; frp, Rèpublica et canton de Geneva; german: Republik und Kanton Genf; it, Repubblica e Cantone di Ginevra; rm, Republica e ...

and the

Duchy of Savoy The Duchy of Savoy ( it, Ducato di Savoia; french: Duché de Savoie) was a country in Western Europe that existed from 1416. It was created when Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, raised the County of Savoy into a duchy for Amadeus VIII. The duc ...

. The château was formerly the home of

Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan ( ar, صدر الدين آغا خان, , 1933 – 2003) was a statesman and activist who served as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1966 to 1977, during which he reoriented the agency's focus beyond ...

. On 31 August 2013, it was the setting for the wedding of Prince

Rahim Aga Khan Prince Rahim Aga Khan (; born 12 October 1971) is the second of the Aga Khan IV’s four children. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, he has been actively involved for many years in the governance of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). Early ...

and Kendra Spears, who then became known as

Princess Salwa Aga Khan Princess Salwa Aga Khan (née Kendra Irene Spears; born August 5, 1988) is an American fashion model. She began her modelling career in 2008, participating in the Ford Models Supermodel of the World and walking in New York Fashion Week. She ha ...

. In 2022 it was reported that

Dinara Kulibaeva Dinara Nursultanqyzy Nazarbayeva ( kk, Dınаrа Nursultаnqyzy Nаzаrbаеvа, born 19 August 1967) is a Kazakh billionaire heiress, businesswoman and the middle daughter of former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. She is married to Timu ...

has bought Bellerive Castle for an alleged price of 106 million

Swiss francs The Swiss franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is also legal tender in the Italian exclave of Campione d'Italia which is surrounded by Swiss territory. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) issues banknotes and the f ...

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