César Ritz (February 23, 1850–October 26, 1918) was a famous Swiss hotelier and founder of several hotels, most famously The Ritz Hotel. His nickname was "king of hoteliers, and hotelier to kings," and it is from his name and that of his hotels that the term ritzy derives. February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The neoclassical Ritz Hotel London is one of Londons most famous landmarks. ...

Ritz worked as the first manager of the Savoy Hotel before he opened the Hôtel Ritz in Paris, France in 1898. He went on to open The Ritz Hotel in in London, United Kingdom and the Hotel Ritz Madrid in Madrid, Spain. The Savoy Hotel, London The Savoy Hotel is a hotel found on the Strand, London. ... Hotel Ritz, Paris The Hôtel Ritz at 15 Place Vendôme in Paris, France is considered one of the worlds best hotels. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The neoclassical Ritz Hotel London is one of Londons most famous landmarks. ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ... Coat of arms The Plaza de España square Madrid, the capital of Spain, is located in the center of the country at 40°25′ N 3°45′ W. Population of the city of Madrid proper was 3,093,000 (Madrilenes, madrileños) as of 2003 estimates. ...

Ritz was born in Niederwald, Switzerland, and died in Küssnacht, near Lucerne, Switzerland. Niederwald is the name of several places: Niederwald, Texas, in Texas, United States Niederwald, Valais, in the Valais canton, Switzerland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Lucerne (German: Luzern) is a city in Central Switzerland with a population of 60,274 (31 December 2003), capital of the canton of Lucerne. ...