Château de la Croë. Villefranche 1955. Aristotle Onassis owned the château from 1950 to 1957, selling it after his wife, Athina Livanos, found him in bed with her friend, the socialite Jeanne Rhinelander. The house was then acquired by Onassis's brother-in-law and business rival, Stavros Niarchos, who bought it for his wife, Eugenia Livanos, Athina's sister.

The Château de la Croë, pictured in Villefranche in 1955, was then the residence of Aristotle Onassis. Seen through a dark screen of pine trees, the grand neoclassical villa features a two-story, semi-circular portico supported by large columns. Dark, louvered shutters accent the white façade, which is topped by a decorative balustrade. Onassis owned the estate from 1950 until 1957, when he sold it to his brother-in-law and business rival, Stavros Niarchos.

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