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Château de Pregny

Switzerland · 19th century

Founded
1858
Architect
Joseph Paxton
Heritage status
class A Swiss cultural property of national significance
Location
Pregny-Chambésy
Coordinates
46.23527°, 6.14176°
Links
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Château de Pregny in Switzerland
Photo: Jérémy Toma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Château de Pregny, sometimes referred to as the Rothschild Castle, is a castle in the municipality of Pregny-Chambésy of the Canton of Geneva in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The château 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 of the Rothschild banking family of France, who in turn left it to his son, Edmond Adolphe de Rothschild.

During World War II, Château de Pregny escaped the Nazi looting that befell many other Rothschild properties across Europe.

Maurice de Rothschild bequeathed his estate to the State of Geneva upon his death in 1957, retaining a right of usufruct for the Rothschild family. The chateau was then occupied by his son, Edmond de Rothschild, and his wife, Nadine. From 2017 to 2021, the chateau was inhabited by Benjamin de Rothschild and his wife, Ariane, and then, following his death, solely by the latter.

Text adapted from “Château de Pregny” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Château de Pregny ranks #4,624 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #54 of the 227 mapped in Switzerland. Founded 1858, it is older than 7% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 782 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,636 times in the last 60 days, more than 91% of the atlas. 14 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Geneva, 4 km away. See how Switzerland compares in the castle statistics.

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