Sans souci is French for "no worries" or "carefree". Sans Souci, Sans-souci, or Sanssouci may also refer to:

Place names

Australia

Sans Souci, New South Wales Sans Souci () is a Southern Sydney suburb in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sans Souci is 17 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of the Bayside Council and the Georges Riv ...

, a suburb of Sydney

Canada

Sans Souci, Ontario The Archipelago is a township in central Ontario, Canada, along the Georgian Bay in the Parry Sound District. The municipality consists of two non-contiguous parts, separated by Carling and the Parry Sound. The northern part includes the villag ...

, a community located on Frying Pan Island, in Georgian Bay

Caribbean

*Sans Souci, a neighborhood

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, Dominican Republic *Sans Souci, a neighborhood in the Eastern District of the Island of

New Providence New Providence is the most populous island in the Bahamas, containing more than 70% of the total population. It is the location of the national capital city of Nassau, whose boundaries are coincident with the island; it had a population of 246 ...

, Bahamas *

Sans-Souci Palace The Palace of Sans-Souci, or Sans-Souci Palace (french: Palais Sans Souci ), was the principal royal residence of Henri Christophe, Henry I, King of Haiti, King of Kingdom of Haiti, Haiti, better known as Henri Christophe. It is located in ...

, Haiti *Sans Souci, a village on the island of

Wakenaam Wakenaam is an island of about at the mouth of the Essequibo River of Guyana. One of the largest islands (the others being Leguan and Hogg Island) in the Essequibo Islands group, it was settled at one time by the Dutch in the 18th Century; the ...

, Guyanna

Germany

Sanssouci Sanssouci () is a historical building in Potsdam, near Berlin. Built by Prussian King Frederick the Great as his summer palace, it is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles. While Sanssouci is in the more intimate Rococo style and ...

, the summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, Germany **

Sanssouci Park Sanssouci Park is a large park surrounding Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany, built under Frederick the Great in the mid-1700s. Following the terracing of the vineyard and the completion of the palace, the surroundings were included in the stru ...

, the park surrounding the palace

South Africa

* Sans Souci, KwaZulu-Natal, a settlement near the lower Tugela River

United States

* Sans Souci, Arkansas, an unincorporated community in Mississippi County *Sans Souci, Florida, a place in Florida *

Sans Souci, Michigan Sans Souci is an unincorporated community in St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Clay Township. The community is located along the St. Clair River on the eastern coast of Harsens Island. The commu ...

, an unincorporated community *Sans Souci, a neighborhood of

New Rochelle, New York New Rochelle (; older french: La Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. In 2020, the city had a population of 79,726, making it the seventh-largest in the state of ...

Sans Souci, South Carolina Sans Souci (French for "no worries" or "carefree") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 7,869 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolit ...

, a census-designated place *Sans Souci Beach, an 1890s resort in Honolulu, Hawaii, named by

George Lycurgus George Lycurgus ( grc-gre, Γεώργιος Λυκούργος) (1858–1960) was a Greek American businessman who played an influential role in the early tourist industry of Hawaii. After Queen Lili`uokalani was overthrown in a coup by the Commit ...

* Sans Souci Island, an island located in the Cedar River at Waterloo, Iowa * Sans Souci Valley, the former name of a valley in San Francisco

Buildings and structures

Houses

*Sans Souci, a plantation in

Caernarvon, Louisiana Caernarvon is an unincorporated community in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States. The name of the community is from a plantation originally located here. The plantation's name is widely believed to be from a similarly named town and cast ...

*Sans Souci, Mumbai, the palatial house of David Sassoon, now the

Masina Hospital Masina Hospital, located in the heart of Mumbai, India, is a medical hospital belonging to the eponymous trust. Built in memory of Jerbai Masina by her family and descendants, this hospital is a well-known landmark in Byculla (East). The build ...

* Davenport House (New Rochelle, New York), also known as "Sans Souci", an NRHP gothic-revival estate in New Rochelle, New York *

Sans Souci (Hillsborough, North Carolina) Sans Souci is a historic home located at Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. It was built about 1813, as two-story, three bay, frame dwelling with a gable roof and set on a brick foundation. Later additions included -story flanking wi ...

, a house in Hillsborough, North Carolina

Palaces

, a once royal palace erected in Cap Haitian by Henry I, King of Haiti, in early 19th century *

, the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, Germany *

Bogor Palace The Bogor Palace (; ) is one of six presidential palaces of Indonesia, it is located in the city of Bogor, West Java. The palace is noted for its distinctive architectural and historical features, as well as the adjoining botanical gardens. Istan ...

, West Java, Indonesia, in colonial times also called ''Buitenzorg'' and ''Sans Souci''

Arts, entertainment, and media

* ''

The Flute Concert of Sanssouci ''The Flute Concert of Sanssouci'' (german: Das Flötenkonzert von Sans-souci) is a 1930 German drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Otto Gebühr. It was part of the popular cycle of Prussian films.Hoffmann p. 44 It was made at the ...

'' (1930), a German drama film * "Sans Souci", a 1828 poem by

Letitia Elizabeth Landon Letitia Elizabeth Landon (14 August 1802 – 15 October 1838) was an English poet and novelist, better known by her initials L.E.L. The writings of Landon are transitional between Romanticism and the Victorian Age. Her first major breakthrough ...

, published in ''The Bijou'' annual *Sans Souci, a hotel in the fictional seaside town of Leahampton in Agatha Christie's mystery novel ''

N or M? ''N or M?'' is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1941 and in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November of the same year.Chris Peers, Ralph Spurrier and Jamie Sturgeon. ''Coll ...

Music

* ''Sans Souci'' (album), 2003 album by Australian band Frenzal Rhomb

Songs

*"Sans Souci", a composition by Sonny Burke and Peggy Lee on the 1989 album '' The Peggy Lee Songbook: There'll Be Another Spring'' *"Sans Souci", the alma mater song of Columbia College, Columbia University, New York City; see

Stand, Columbia "Stand, Columbia" is the official alma mater of Columbia University in New York City, New York. It was written in Gilbert Oakley Ward for the university's 1902 Class Day ceremonies, and is sung to the tune of Joseph Haydn's "Gott erhalte Franz ...

* "Sanssouci" (song), a song by Rufus Wainwright, from his album ''Release the Stars''

Theatres

Sans Souci Theatre The Sans Souci Theatre was a 500-seat theatre located on Leicester Place, just off Leicester Square in the City of Westminster. It was built in 1796 by Charles Dibdin, and replaced eponymous former music rooms he had leased for performances, o ...

, London, 1796–1830s *

Sans Souci Theatre (Calcutta) Sans Souci Theatre was a historical colonial-British theatre in Calcutta in India, active from 1839 to 1849 (in its own building from 1841). It was the main venue for British theatre in Calcutta, as well as India, during is duration. It was also t ...

, India, 1839–1849

Television

*Sans Souci is a restaurant in Season 1, Episode 12 "Capitol Offense" (''Murder, She Wrote'')

People

Emery J. San Souci Emery John San Souci (July 24, 1857 – August 10, 1936) was an American merchant and politician from Rhode Island. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island and as the 53rd Governor of Rhode Island. Early life and career San Sou ...

, governor of Rhode Island in 1921 *

Robert D. San Souci Robert Daniel San Souci (October 10, 1946 – December 19, 2014) was a multiple award-winning children's book author known most for his retellings of folktales for children. A native Californian, Robert D. San Souci was born in San Francisco and ...

(1946–2014), American author and folklorist *

Jean-Baptiste Sans Souci Jean-Baptiste Sans-Souci was a leader of rebel slaves during the Haitian Revolution. He was assassinated by rival black rebel leader, Henri Christophe, in 1803, shortly before Haiti won its independence. Sans-Souci is notable as one of the most effe ...

(died 1803), leader of rebel slaves during the Haitian Revolution *

George SanSouci George "Ginky" SanSouci (August 8, 1971 – March 8, 2011) was a professional pool player from New York City. He grew up in Yorkville, New York, and started his career as a player in Chelsea Billiards. SanSouci lived in Astoria, New York. ...

, American pool player * Armand G. Sansoucy (1910–1983), American politician from Maine * Brigitte Sansoucy, 21st-century Canadian politician *Sans Souci, pseudonym of American author

Nelly Nichol Marshall Nelly Marshall (after marriage, McAfee; pseudonym, Sans Souci; May 8, 1845 – April 19, 1898) was a 19th-century American Southern United States literature, "southland" author of novels and verse. In her day, Marshall was perhaps one of the most p ...

(1845–1898)

Other uses

* Sans Souci Cabaret, a nightclub near Havana, Cuba * USS ''Sans Souci II'', a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 * Sans Souci Girls' High School, Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa *Sans Souci, an Italian pale lager brand owned by Heineken International * Sans Souci Parkway, a road connecting Nanticoke and Wilkes-Barre in

Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Hanover Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,424, making it the most populous township in the county. History Establishment Hanover Township was one of the original townships laid ...