The Villa Rothschild is a historic mansion in

Cannes Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a communes of France, commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions I ...

. It was built in 1881 for Betty de Rothschild (1805-1886),

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 ...

's widow. It has been listed as an official historical monument since 1991. It was turned into a media library and carries the commercial name "médiathèque Noailles".

History

The land (where the Villa Marie-Thèrese was standing) was acquired by Betty de Rothschild in 1881, and marked the first time a Rothschild planned the construction of an estate in Southwestern France. The local architect Charles Baron was commissioned to build the villa in 1882. The park was modelled on the

Château de Ferrières Château de Ferrières () is a French château built between 1855 and 1859 for Baron James de Rothschild in the Goût Rothschild style located in central France, some 26 km east of Paris. Rothschild ownership of the Château de Ferrières was ...

' park. Betty de Rothschild lived in the villa until her death (1886). It then belonged to her oldest son

Alphonse James de Rothschild Mayer Alphonse James Rothschild (1 February 1827 – 26 May 1905), was a French financier, vineyard owner, art collector, philanthropist, racehorse owner/breeder and a member of the Rothschild banking family of France. Biography Known as Alp ...

(1827–1905), and then to his son

Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild (24 February 1868 – 30 June 1949), also known as Baron Édouard de Rothschild was an aristocrat, French financier and a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of France. Early life Born in Pari ...

(1868-1949). The villa was sold to the city of Cannes in 1952.

Description

This neo-classical 5-story villa has 40 rooms and 28 bedrooms. The back entrance's wood-sculpted wall boards are from the Hôtel Talleyrand in Paris.

References

Rothschild family residences Monuments historiques of Cannes Houses completed in 1881 {{France-struct-stub