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In the 19th century members of the English Rothschild family bought and built many country houses in the home counties, furnishing them with the art the family collected. The area of the Vale of Aylesbury, where many of the houses were situated, became known as "Rothchildshire". In the 20th century many of these properties were sold off with ...
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.
Mentmore was the first of what were to become virtual Rothschild estates in the Vale of Aylesbury. Baron Mayer de Rothschild began purchasing land in the area in 1846. [ 7 ] Later, other members of the family built houses at Tring in Hertfordshire, Ascott , Aston Clinton , Waddesdon and Halton .
Palais Albert Rothschild; Palais Nathaniel Rothschild; Palais Rothschild; Palais Rothschild (Metternichgasse) Palais Rothschild (Prinz-Eugen-Straße) Palais Rothschild (Renngasse) Château de Pregny; Princes Risborough Manor House
A vast collection of art, furniture, silver, ceramics, and jewelry long held in the private collection of the Rothschild banking dynasty sold for more than $62.6 million over several auctions at ...
A covered vehicle outside the fire-damaged home of William de Rothschild, a.k.a. William Alfred Kauffman, who was found dead Nov. 27. ... Described by a real estate listing service as an 825 ...
The Hollywood Hills home was bedraggled and sooty a day after the blaze, which, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department, was put out by 45 firefighters in a little more than 30 minutes around ...
In 1874, Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild bought the Waddesdon agricultural estate from the Duke of Marlborough with money inherited from his father Anselm. Rothschild was familiar with the estate from fox hunting in the locality. At the time of purchase, the estate had no house, park or garden. The site of the future Manor House was a bare hill.