Camille de Renesse

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Camille de Renesse

Camille Maximilien Frédéric de Renesse-Breidbach (born July 9, 1836 in Brussels , † June 12, 1904 in Nice ) was a Belgian count , pioneer, entrepreneur and author.

Count de Renesse came from a family of counts of Belgian aristocracy and was born in Brussels in 1836. On November 10, 1868 he married the Countess Malvina de Kerkove von Deterghem .

Hôtel Kursaal de la Maloja around 1900

When Count de Renesse was in the Engadine to relax in 1880 , his vision arose to build a huge hotel complex with a grand hotel , swimming pools and golf courses for the European aristocracy . He then bought 140 hectares of land on Lake Sils in Maloja . Between 1882 and 1884 he made his dream come true with the construction of the Hôtel Kursaal de la Maloja (now Maloja Palace ). However, since only a few days after opening in Italy a cholera - epidemic broke out and the borders were closed, had to Count de Renesse file for bankruptcy later that year. In addition, his wife died in Basel in autumn 1884 of a fat heart .

Death shield of Countess Malvina de Renesse in the Chiesa Bianca, Maloja

For a long time, the rumor went around that Count de Renesse had rushed down into Bergell from his residence, the Belvedere tower above the hotel, in a rush of champagne ; However, he lived in Nice until 1904, where he wrote Christian literature.

literature

Peter Böckli: Until the Countess's death, the drama about Count de Renesse's hotel palace in Maloja . 10th edition. Publishing house of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich 2015.

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personal data
SURNAME Renesse, Camille de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Renesse-Breidbach, Camille de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian count, entrepreneur and author
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH Brussels
DATE OF DEATH June 12, 1904
Place of death Nice