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 in Villefranche, pictured in 1955 when it was the residence of Aristotle Onassis. Framed by tall pine trees, the grand, two-story neoclassical villa features a prominent rounded portico with large columns supporting a matching second-floor balcony. Tall windows with dark shutters overlook the garden, where a low reed fence runs along the edge. The foreground is cast in deep shadow, contrasting with the bright, lightly clouded sky behind the home.

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