Jeanne de Rothschild

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Jeanne Sophie Henriette de Rothschild (* 1874 in Paris ; † 1929 there ) was the builder of the Chateau Montvillargenne by the architect Léon-Maurice Chatenay , a 120-room castle with six hectares of parkland in the woods of Chantilly in France.

family

Parents
Her father was James Edouard (Nathan) de Rothschild (1844–1881), the only son of London- born Nathaniel de Rothschild (1812–1870), who went to his father-in-law in Paris . On May 11, 1853, he inherited the 35 hectare Château Mouton-Rothschild estate, which had been acquired by father Nathaniel de Rothschild for 1,124,000 francs . He finally had an administration and residential building built, which, due to his early death in 1881, was only completed by his widow, Thérèse.

Her mother Thérèse Laure de Rothschild (1847-1931), born in Frankfurt am Main, was one of the seven daughters of her Frankfurt grandfather Mayer Carl von Rothschild and her grandmother Louise von Rothschild, the youngest daughter of Nathan Mayer Rothschild . Nathan Mayer Rothschild (London) and his youngest brother James de Rothschild (Paris) were among the leading figures in the Rothschild family. Her father Nathan Mayer had contributed significantly to the rise of the bank through financial services for the British government and the Hessian elector Wilhelm I. She was raised in the spirit of the Enlightenment and was considered to be very well educated.

The marriage of James Edouard de Rothschild and his wife resulted in two children: Jeanne Sophie Henriette de Rothschild and Henri James Charles Nataniel de Rothschild.

Brother
Your brother Henri James Charles Nataniel de Rothschild (1872-1947) studied medicine and became a doctor without practicing as such. His preference was art. He published various plays under the pseudonyms André Pascal and Charles Des Fontaines . He directed the small Antoine Theater in Paris and built the Pigalle Theater. Without much passion, he also took over the management of the winery, which led to mismanagement of the estate. His youngest son Philippe de Rothschild (1902–1988) spent a lot of time in Pauillac during the First World War and took a liking to viticulture. When he told his father about the mismanagement on the estate, he was put in charge of the estate in 1922. His elder son James Nathaniel Charles Leopold Henry de Rothschild (1896-1984) was temporarily mayor of Compiègne .

Marriage
Jeanne Sophie Henriette de Rothschild did not marry a Rothschild, but in 1896 as a 22-year-old Baron David Leonino (1867–1911) from England.

She had a close bond with her mother, who was born in Frankfurt am Main, and absolutely wanted to live near the Château des Fontaines , in Gouvieux near Chantilly , a French commune with 9,540 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2008) in the Oise department , Picardy region . The Château des Fontaines in Gouvieux was a property of the Rothschild family, which later became an educational institution for the Jesuits and now serves as a seminar center. The historic chapel on the property was designed by Albert Gleizes .

Life's work

Around 1900 she realized her personal wish and had a large castle built in the forest of Chantilly . She commissioned the star architect Léon-Maurice Chatenay , a graduate of the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris . He was u. a. also from 1902 to 1905 responsible for the construction of the "Fondation ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild" in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. With the Chateau de Montvillargenne , Léon-Maurice Chatenay constructed a 120-room castle that conspicuously combined regional and foreign styles. You can see Norman half-timbered houses, Württemberg roofs, English windows and balconies in the style of the Béarn region.

In 1929, after the builder's death, the chateau had no function for a time. During the Second World War it was occupied by German troops. The Allies destroyed the west wing of the castle by dropping bombs. After the war it was given to the Catholic Order of Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Sacre Coeur) , who rebuilt it and opened a nunnery with an attached boarding school for girls, which was closed in 1969. After that a hotel school was operated here and opened as a hotel from 1983. In 2003 the interior was completely renewed and the house was classified as a 4-star hotel.

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personal data
SURNAME Rothschild, Jeanne de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rothschild, Jeanne Sophie Henriette de (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH 1874
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH 1929
Place of death Paris