The Château Thorenc is a historic garden in
Cannes
Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. T ...
, France. It was established in 1870 for the
Duchess of Bedford
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Duchess of Bedford is a title given to the wife of the Duke of Bedford, an extant title in the peerage of England which was first created in 1414.
Duchesses of Bedford
;1st creation (1414)
* Anne of Burgundy (140 ...
,
when a chateau was erected.
It was acquired by Sir
Richard Atwood Glass in 1876.
It was subsequently purchased by the
Duchess of Montrose, followed by
Stuart Rendel, 1st Baron Rendel.
It was purchased by Albert Neubauer in 1930.
He hired architects
Louis Süe
Louis Süe (14 July 1875 – 7 August 1968) was a French painter, architect, designer and decorator. He and André Mare co-founded the ''Compagnie des arts français'', which produced Art Deco furniture and interior decorations for wealthy custome ...
and
Léon Le Bel to re-design the chateau, while painter
Jean-Gabriel Domergue designed the Venetian living-room.
It was owned by
Bảo Đại
Bảo Đại (, vi-hantu, , lit. "keeper of greatness", 22 October 191331 July 1997), born Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy (), was the 13th and final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, the last ruling dynasty of Vietnam. From 1926 to 1945, he was em ...
, the emperor of
Annam, from 1937 to 1960.
In 1968, the chateau was demolished and replaced with a residential building.
Over the years, the garden designers were Mr Maria, followed by Lucien Lhotte, Denis Troncy and Jean-Baptiste Dental.
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Gardens in Alpes-Maritimes
Buildings and structures in Cannes
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