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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
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 body of a man, said by neighbors to have been part of the prominent Rothschild family, was found at an L.A. residence that burned Wednesday. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)
On December 12, 1972, the gorgeous and glamorous made their way into Château de Ferrières just 26 km east of Paris for the Rothschild family's legendary Surrealist Ball.
A vast collection of art, furniture, silver, ceramics and jewelry will feature in the first dedicated North American auction of works from banking family’s French branch.
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 ...
Mayer Amschel de Rothschild died in 1874, leaving his daughter not only Mentmore (with its priceless art collection), his London mansion, and innumerable investments, but also the sum of two million pounds sterling in cash (equivalent to £235 million in present-day terms [15]). Thus, Hannah de Rothschild became the wealthiest woman in England ...