Rothschild family facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Jewish noble banking family |
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| Founded | 1760s (1577) |
| Founder | Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812) (Elchanan Rothschild, b. 1577) |
| Ethnicity | Jewish |
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The Rothschild family is a wealthy Jewish family originally from Frankfurt that rose to prominence with Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812), a court factor to the German Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel in the Free City of Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire, who established his banking business in the 1760s. Unlike most previous court factors, Rothschild managed to bequeath his wealth and established an international banking family through his five sons, who established businesses in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Vienna, and Naples. The family was elevated to noble rank in the Holy Roman Empire and the United Kingdom. The family's documented history starts in 16th century Frankfurt; its name is derived from the family house, Rothschild, built by Isaak Elchanan Bacharach in Frankfurt in 1567.
During the 19th century, the Rothschild family possessed the largest private fortune in the world, as well as in modern world history. The family's wealth declined over the 20th century, and was divided among many various descendants. Today their interests cover a diverse range of fields, including financial services, real estate, mining, energy, agriculture, winemaking, and nonprofits. Their buildings adorn landscapes across northwestern Europe.
The Rothschild family has frequently been the subject of conspiracy theories, many of which have antisemitic origins.
Images for kids
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A Rothschild house, Waddesdon Manor in Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, England, donated to the National Trust by the family in 1957
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A house formerly belonging to the Viennese branch of the family (Schillersdorf Palace)
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Château de Montvillargenne. A Rothschild family house in Picardy, France
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A landmark Rothschild Palace in Frankfurt, Germany, Villa Günthersburg (photographed 1855)
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One of the smaller city houses, Vienna. A collection of far larger Viennese palaces known as Palais Rothschild were torn down during the Second World War.
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Mentmore Towers, one of the many Rothschild mansions built in Buckinghamshire
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The family financed the creation of the country Rhodesia, and it became the site of the first international expansion of one of their mining enterprises—the Rio Tinto mining company.
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Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild, built in 1872 as a Paris townhouse for Salomon James de Rothschild.
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Villa Pignatelli, Naples, with views onto Mount Vesuvius
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The family has fully restored Spencer House, St. James's Park, London
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The Large Mansion at Gunnersbury Park, London
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Château Lafite Rothschild, Bordeaux. Alongside Château Mouton Rothschild, it is perhaps the most prestigious of the many Rothschild wine estates
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Baron David René de Rothschild, current French chairman of N M Rothschild & Sons and formerly of De Beers
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Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, M.P. (1839–1898)
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Halton House, a Rothschild family mansion in Buckinghamshire, England
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The Astronomer, by Johannes Vermeer given to the Louvre Museum by the Rothschild family in 1982
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Ascott House, donated to charity by the family in 1947
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Hôtel Lambert, Paris
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A former Rothschild family house, at the site of Château de la Muette, Paris. Built as a family residence by the secondary branch of the French Rothschild family, today it houses the headquarters of the OECD.
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