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The Rothschild family (/ ˈ r ɒ θ (s) tʃ aɪ l d / ROTH(S)-chylde German: [ˈʁoːt.ʃɪlt]) is a wealthy Ashkenazi Jewish noble banking family originally from Frankfurt.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.
The Rothschilds: Portrait of a Dynasty a book by Frederic Morton, telling of the rise of the Rothschild family from humble beginnings in Germany; The Rothschilds, a 1970 musical with a book by Sherman Yellen, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and music by Jerry Bock; The House of Rothschild, a 1934 American film directed by Alfred L. Werker
Rothschild (German pronunciation: [ˈʁoːt.ʃɪlt]) is a name derived from the German zum rothen Schild (with the old spelling "th"), meaning "to the red shield", in ...
Jacob Mayer Rothschild, the youngest son of Mayer Amschel Rothschild, settled in Paris in 1812 where his name Jacob was translated to James.In 1817, he formally created the bank MM. Rothschild Frères, whose partners were himself and his brothers Amschel of Frankfurt, Carl of Naples, Nathan of London and Salomon of Vienna.
The Rothschild family originated from Frankfurt. The family rose to prominence with Mayer Amschel Rothschild, who established his banking business in the 1760s. [1] Rothschild was able to establish an international banking family through his five sons, [2] who established businesses in Paris, Frankfurt, London, Vienna, and Naples.
The Rothschild family is a European family of German Jewish origin that established European banking and finance houses from the late eighteenth century. The Rothschild family was founded by Mayer Amschel Rothschild, the "founding father of international finance". Wanting his sons to succeed on their own and to expand the family business across ...
Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild (29 April 1936 – 26 February 2024), was a British peer, investment banker and member of the Rothschild banking family. Rothschild held important roles in business and British public life, and was active in charitable and philanthropic areas.
Rothschild is the youngest of four children and the only son of Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, and his wife Serena Rothschild (née Dunn). His mother was from a Christian background, while his father was Jewish (Rothschild's paternal grandfather was born into a Jewish family, while Rothschild's paternal grandmother had converted to Judaism upon marriage). [4]