The Villa Rothschild is a historic mansion 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 ...
. 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 bo ...
'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' park.
Betty de Rothschild lived in the villa until her death (1886). It then belonged to her oldest son
Alphonse James de Rothschild (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
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