The Château de Pregny, sometimes referred to as the Rothschild Castle, is a
castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
in the
municipality of
Pregny-Chambésy of the
Canton of Geneva in
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.
History
The chateau was built in 1858 by the Swiss banker,
Adolphe Carl de Rothschild, who died childless in 1900. He bequeathed to a cousin,
Maurice de Rothschild
Maurice Edmond Karl de Rothschild (19 May 1881 – 4 September 1957) was a French art collector, vineyard owner, financier and politician. He was born into the Rothschild banking family of France.
Early life
Maurice de Rothschild was born on 19 ...
of the
Rothschild banking family of France
The Rothschild banking family of France (french: Famille banquière Rothschild) is a French banking dynasty founded in 1812 in Paris (at the time in the First French Empire) by James Mayer de Rothschild (1792–1868). James was sent there from ...
, who in turn left it to his son,
Edmond Adolphe de Rothschild. The property remains in the family and as at 2013 is the principal residence of Edmond's widow,
Nadine.
Edmond de Rothschild Group
See also
* List of castles in Switzerland
References
Castles in the canton of Geneva
Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Geneva
Rothschild family residences
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