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The Rothschild banking family of France (french: Famille banquière Rothschild) is a French banking dynasty founded in 1812 in
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(at the time in the
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) by
James Mayer de Rothschild James Mayer de Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild (born Jakob Mayer Rothschild; 15 May 1792 – 15 November 1868) was a German- French banker and the founder of the French branch of the Rothschild family. Early life James de Rothschild was bo ...
(1792–1868). James was sent there from his home in
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,
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, by his father, Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812). Wanting his sons to succeed on their own and to expand the family business across Europe, Mayer Amschel Rothschild had his eldest son remain in Frankfurt, while his four other sons were sent to different European cities to establish a financial institution to invest in business and provide banking services.
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within the family was an essential part of the Rothschild strategy in order to ensure control of their wealth remained in family hands.


Involvement in finance and industry

Through their collaborative efforts, the Rothschilds rose to prominence in a variety of banking endeavors including
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s,
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s and trading in bullion. Their financing afforded investment opportunities and during the 19th century, they became major stakeholders in large-scale
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and
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ventures that were fundamental to the rapidly expanding industrial economies of Europe. In partnership with
N M Rothschild & Sons Rothschild & Co is a multinational investment bank and financial services company, and the flagship of the Rothschild banking group controlled by the French and British branches of the Rothschild family. The banking business of the firm covers th ...
of England, they owned
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railway in France that ran from their Gare du Nord station in Paris to the
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. In addition, the Rothschilds in France became leaders in the
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growing industry. By the later part of the 19th century,
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was fast becoming an important commodity and the French bank was heavily involved in oil exploration in the Baku area of present-day
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through their company, the Caspian and Black Sea Oil Industry and Trade Society established in 1883. Their investment proved to be a lucrative one and by the turn of the century, the various oil companies in Azerbaijan were producing more oil than any other country in the world. In 1898, the Rothschilds established the Mazut Transportation Society that developed a fleet of oil tankers operating in the
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. In 1911, the
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company purchased the Azerbaijan oil fields from the Rothschild family. The
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in 1789 brought positive changes for French Jews, resulting in their full emancipation in 1791. In 1806,
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ordered the convening of a "
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" in Paris and in 1808 he organized the "
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", the administrative agency for all French Jews. The consistorial system made
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a recognized religion and placed it under government control. This Consistoire has been a functioning body ever since, except under the
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occupation of France during
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. By tradition, the Central Consistoire has had a member of the Rothschild family as its president. Jacob Mayer Rothschild, the youngest son, settled in Paris in 1812 where his name Jacob was translated to James. In 1817, he formally created the bank, de Rothschild Frères whose partners were brothers Amschel of
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, James of
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, Carl of
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, Nathan of
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and Salomon of
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. Highly successful as lenders and investors, the Paris operation also became bankers for
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. In 1822 the influential James and his four brothers were awarded the hereditary title of " Baron" by Emperor Francis I of Austria. Following the
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of 1830 that saw
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come to power in France, James de Rothschild put together the loan package to stabilize the finances of the new government and a second loan in 1834. In recognition of his services to the nation, King Louis-Philippe elevated James to a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor. According to the records, in 1815 the capital of the Paris banking house James Mayer de Rothschild founded amounted to £55,000 (equivalent to £ million in ); by 1852 the figure was £3,541,700 (equivalent to £ million in ), and just ten years after his death, £16,914,000 (equivalent to £ billion in ). There is a theory that before Louis-Phillipe came to power the Rothschilds were fronting for the House of Orleans. A major portion of the business has consisted of selling French government bonds to French investors through London to protect their anonymity. There was a general perception on the part of the French that otherwise their government might unilaterally reset terms. No French fortune was more likely to face the problem than the younger branch of the royal family. The theory follows that when the Orleanists came to power they became less provident but by then the Rothschilds had numerous other clients. The de Rothschild Frères banking business was passed down to ensuing generations. Run by his sons Gustave and Alphonse, during the Franco-Prussian War the bank put together a syndicate that raised the five billion francs the country was obliged to pay
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under the terms of the 1871 armistice. James Mayer de Rothschild had stipulated "that the three branches of the family descended from him always be represented." For the next two generations that was the case but in 1939, Edouard Alphonse de Rothschild and cousin Robert-Philippe-Gustave de Rothschild, incompatible with their other cousin Maurice de Rothschild, bought out his share. Maurice went on to be enormously successful and, having inherited a fortune from the childless Adolph Carl von Rothschild of the Naples branch of the family, he moved to
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, Switzerland and perpetuated the new Swiss branch of the family. In 1873 de Rothschild Frères in France and
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of
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joined with other investors to acquire the Spanish government's money-losing
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copper mines. The new owners restructured the company and turned it into a profitable business. By 1905, the Rothschild interest in Rio Tinto amounted to more than 30 percent. In 1887, the French and English Rothschild banking houses lent money to, and invested in, the De Beers diamond mines in
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, becoming its largest shareholders. In 1953, future
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,
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, joined de Rothschild Frères and from 1956 to 1962 he served as general manager. In 1962, the Rothschild's created Imétal (now named Imerys), an umbrella company for their considerable mining ventures. Headed by
Guy de Rothschild Baron Guy Édouard Alphonse Paul de Rothschild (; 21 May 1909 – 12 June 2007) was a French banker and member of the Rothschild family. He owned the bank Rothschild Frères from 1967 to 1979, when it was nationalized by the French government, an ...
, Imétal looked outward, investing in
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and the
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, a move that put him on the December 20, 1963 cover of ''Time''. In the 1960s, government reform of banking regulations ended the legal distinction between banques d'affaires and deposit banks and in 1967 de Rothschild Frères became Banque Rothschild, a limited-liability company. A part of the success of the bank that James Rothschild built was through the funding of loans to European governments. This sector of banking began to decline during the latter part of the 19th century following the introduction of new methods for government financing. By 1980, the Paris business employed about 2,000 people and had an annual turnover of 26 billion francs ($5 billion in the currency rates of 1980). But then the Paris business suffered a near death blow in 1981 when the Socialist government of François Mitterrand nationalized and renamed it Compagnie Européenne de Banque. In 1987 a successor company called Rothschild & Cie Banque was created by David René de Rothschild who was joined by his half-brother Edouard de Rothschild and cousin Eric de Rothschild. Capitalized at only $1 million and starting with just three employees, they soon built their tiny investment bank into a major competitor in France and continental Europe. In 2003, following the retirement of Sir Evelyn de Rothschild as head of N M Rothschild & Sons of London, the English and French firms merged into the Group Rothschild under the leadership of David René de Rothschild. In 2006, the French banking division expanded into Brussels, Belgium.


Struggles for the French Rothschilds

In the 1930s, the vast railroad holdings of French Rothschilds were nationalized. The Fall of France greatly affected the French Rothschilds as their bank was seized by the
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occupiers. Despite having the bank restored to them at the end of the war, the family bank Rothschild Freres would be nationalized in 1981 by the socialist government of then newly elected French President François Mitterrand.


The French Rothschilds today

Both the British and the French branches emerged from the Second World War with new generations of the family at the helm. Historic partnership ties between the two branches were revitalized, leading to a complete merger in 2003 into
Rothschild & Co Rothschild & Co is a multinational investment bank and financial services company, and the flagship of the Rothschild banking group controlled by the French and British branches of the Rothschild family. The banking business of the firm covers th ...
. The Rothschilds created their first
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s in 1969, and strengthened its position as a world leader in investment banking. Additionally, the firm is a global private bank with over 4,000 private clients in 90 countries.
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provides a comprehensive range of services to individuals, governments, and corporations worldwide.


Involvement in wine growing

The second French branch was founded by Nathaniel de Rothschild (1812–1870). Born in
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, he was the fourth child of the founder of the British branch of the family, Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777–1836). In 1842, he married
Charlotte de Rothschild Baroness Charlotte de Rothschild (6 May 1825 – 20 July 1899) was a French socialite, painter, and a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of France. Early years She was born in Paris, the daughter of Betty von Rothschild (1805� ...
(1825–1899), daughter of James Mayer de Rothschild and in 1850, they moved to Paris, where he was to work for his father-in-law's bank. However, in 1853 Nathaniel acquired Château Brane Mouton, a vineyard in
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in the Gironde
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. Nathaniel Rothschild renamed the estate
Château Mouton Rothschild Château Mouton Rothschild is a wine estate located in the village of Pauillac in the Médoc region, 50 km (30 mi) north-west of the city of Bordeaux, France. Originally known as ''Château Brane-Mouton'', its red wine was renamed by ...
: it would become one of the best-known wine labels in the world. In 1868, Nathaniel's uncle/father-in-law, James Mayer de Rothschild, acquired the prestigious neighboring vineyard, Château Lafite.


Philanthropy

The French Rothschilds and members of the other branches in Europe were all major contributors to causes in aid of the Jewish people. However, many of their philanthropic efforts extended far beyond Jewish ethnic or religious communities. They built hospitals and shelters, supported cultural institutions and were patrons of individual artists. At present, a research project is underway by The Rothschild Archive in London to document the family's philanthropic involvements.


Family members

Notable Rothschild family members in France include: * Alphonse James de Rothschild (1827–1905) * Aline Caroline de Rothschild (1865–1909) *
Ariane de Rothschild Baroness Ariane de Rothschild (née Langner; 14 November 1965) is a French banker, president of the board of the Edmond de Rothschild Group since April 2019. She is the first woman to run a Rothschild-branded financial institution. She was marri ...
(b. 1965) *
Arthur de Rothschild Baron Arthur de Rothschild (28 March 1851 – 10 December 1903) was part of the French branch of the prominent Rothschild family. He was the son of Nathaniel de Rothschild (1812–1870) and Charlotte de Rothschild (née de Rothschild) (1825–189 ...
(1851–1903) * Béatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild (1864–1934) *
Benjamin de Rothschild Benjamin de Rothschild (30 July 1963 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – 15 January 2021 in Pregny-Chambésy, Switzerland) was a French banker, the owner of the Edmond de Rothschild Group from 1997 until his death in 2021. He was the son of Edmon ...
(1963–2021) *
Charlotte de Rothschild Baroness Charlotte de Rothschild (6 May 1825 – 20 July 1899) was a French socialite, painter, and a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of France. Early years She was born in Paris, the daughter of Betty von Rothschild (1805� ...
(1825–1899) * Bethsabée de Rothschild (1914–1999) * David René de Rothschild (b. 1942) *
Edmond Adolphe de Rothschild Baron Edmond Adolphe Maurice Jules Jacques de Rothschild or Baron Edmond de Rothschild (30 September 1926 – 2 November 1997) was a French-Swiss banker, the founder of the Edmond de Rothschild Group in 1953. His investments extended to vineyard ...
(1926–1997) *
Edmond James de Rothschild Baron Abraham Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild (Hebrew: הברון אברהם אדמונד בנימין ג'יימס רוטשילד - ''HaBaron Avraham Edmond Binyamin Ya'akov Rotshield''; 19 August 1845 – 2 November 1934) was a French memb ...
(1845–1934) * Édouard Etienne de Rothschild (b. 1957) * Edouard Alphonse de Rothschild (1868–1949) * Elie Robert de Rothschild (1917–2007) * Elisabeth de Rothschild (1902–1945) *
Guy de Rothschild Baron Guy Édouard Alphonse Paul de Rothschild (; 21 May 1909 – 12 June 2007) was a French banker and member of the Rothschild family. He owned the bank Rothschild Frères from 1967 to 1979, when it was nationalized by the French government, an ...
(1909–2007) *
Hélène de Rothschild Helene or Hélène may refer to: People *Helene (given name), a Greek feminine given name *Helen of Troy, the daughter of Zeus and Leda *Helene, a figure in Greek mythology who was a friend of Aphrodite and helped her seduce Adonis *Helene (Ama ...
(1863-1947) * Jacqueline Rebecca de Rothschild (1911–2012) *
James Armand de Rothschild James Armand Edmond de Rothschild DCM DL (1 December 1878 – 7 May 1957), sometimes known as Jimmy de Rothschild, was a British Liberal politician and philanthropist, from the wealthy Rothschild international banking dynasty. Biography De R ...
(1878–1957) *
James Mayer de Rothschild James Mayer de Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild (born Jakob Mayer Rothschild; 15 May 1792 – 15 November 1868) was a German- French banker and the founder of the French branch of the Rothschild family. Early life James de Rothschild was bo ...
(1792–1868) * Marie-Hélène de Rothschild (1927–1996) *
Nadine de Rothschild Nadine de Rothschild (née Nadine Nelly Jeannette Lhopitalier; born 18 April 1932) is a French author and former actress. She is the widow of banker Edmond Adolphe de Rothschild, a member of the Rothschild family. Biography Nadine Lhopitalier ...
(b. 1932) * Nathaniel Robert de Rothschild (b. 1946) * Nicole de Rothschild (1923-2007) *
Pauline de Rothschild Pauline, Baroness de Rothschild (née Potter; December 31, 1908 – March 8, 1976) was an American fashion designer, writer and, with her second husband, a translator of both Elizabethan poetry and the plays of Christopher Fry.Philippe de Rothschil ...
(1908–1976) * Philippe de Rothschild (1902–1988) *
Philippine de Rothschild Philippine Mathilde Camille, Baroness de Rothschild (22 November 1933 – 23 August 2014) was the owner of the French winery Château Mouton Rothschild. She acted under the stage name Philippine Pascal (imprinting on her paternal grandfather Henri d ...
(1933–2014) * Salomon James de Rothschild (1835–1864) * Saskia de Rothschild (b. 1987)


Rothschild properties

All branches of the Rothschild banking family are famous for their art collections and a number for their palatial estates. Among the Rothschild properties in France were: * Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay - Cernay-la-Ville,
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, Gironde * Château de Ferrières -
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,
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* Château des Fontaines - Chantilly,
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* Château Lafite -
Pauillac Pauillac (; oc, Paulhac) is a municipality in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The city is mid-way between Bordeaux and the Pointe de Grave, along the Gironde, the largest estuary in western Europe. Populati ...
, Gironde * Château de Laversine - Saint-Maximin, Oise * Château des Laurets - Puisseguin, Gironde * Château Malmaison - Moulis-en-Médoc, Gironde * Château de Montvillargenne - Gouvieux, Oise *
Château Mouton Rothschild Château Mouton Rothschild is a wine estate located in the village of Pauillac in the Médoc region, 50 km (30 mi) north-west of the city of Bordeaux, France. Originally known as ''Château Brane-Mouton'', its red wine was renamed by ...
-
Pauillac Pauillac (; oc, Paulhac) is a municipality in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The city is mid-way between Bordeaux and the Pointe de Grave, along the Gironde, the largest estuary in western Europe. Populati ...
, Gironde * Château de la Muette -
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, now the home of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development * Château d'Armainvilliers,
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* Château Rothschild, Boulogne-Billancourt - Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine * Haras de Meautry -
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* Hôtel Lambert - Paris *
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- Paris. Today, a Presidential residence used for State visitors. *
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- 41 Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré, Paris. Today, the residence for the
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* Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild - Paris * Talleyrand Building - Paris. Today, the embassy of the United States * Château de Vallière - Mortefontaine,
Oise Oise ( ; ; pcd, Oése) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called ''Oisiens'' () or ''Isariens'', after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,41 ...
* Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild -
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat (; oc, Sant Joan de Cap Ferrat; Italian: ''San Giovanni Capo Ferrato'') is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2017, it had a population of 1,57 ...
on the Côte d'Azur * Villa Rothschild, Cannes -
Cannes Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. T ...
on the French Riviera


See also

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Rothschild banking family of Austria The Rothschild banking family of Austria ( de-AT, Rothschild Bankiersfamilie) was founded by banker Salomon Mayer von Rothschild in 1820 in Vienna in what was then the Austrian Empire. History Salomon Mayer had been sent to Austria from his ho ...
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Rothschild banking family of England The Rothschild banking family of England was founded in (1798) by Nathan Mayer von Rothschild (1777–1836) who first settled in Manchester but then moved to London (at the time in the Kingdom of Great Britain). Nathan was sent there from his ...
* Rothschild banking family of Naples


References


Further reading

* Ferguson, Niall. ''The House of Rothschild'' (2 vol, 1998), detailed economic and financial history * Cassis, Youssef. "Financial Elites in Three European Centres: London, Paris, Berlin, 1880s–1930s." ''Business History'' 33.3 (1991): 53–71. * Cameron, Rondo E. "French Finance and Italian Unity: The Cavourian Decade." ''The American Historical Review'' (1957): 552–569
in JSTOR
* Lottman, Herbert R. · ''The French Rothschilds: The Great Banking Dynasty Through Two Turbulent Centuries'' (New York: Crown Publishers, 1995) 416 pp. * Heuberger, George. ''The Rothschilds: Essays on the History of a European Family'' (Rochester, NY: Boydell and Brewer, Inc., 1994). 420 pp. * Plessis, Alain. "The history of banks in France." ''Handbook on the History of European Banks'' (1994) pp: 185–296. * * ''The Rothschilds; a Family Portrait'' by Frederic Morton.
Atheneum Publishing Atheneum Books was a New York City publishing house established in 1959 by Alfred A. Knopf, Jr., Simon Michael Bessie and Hiram Haydn. Simon & Schuster has owned Atheneum properties since its acquisition of Macmillan in 1994 and it created Athene ...
(1962) (1998 reprint) * ''The Rothschilds, a Family of Fortune'' by
Virginia Cowles (Harriet) Virginia Spencer Cowles OBE (August 24, 1910 – September 17, 1983) was an American journalist, biographer, and travel writer. During her long career, Cowles went from covering fashion, to covering the Spanish Civil War, the turbule ...
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Alfred A. Knopf Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. () is an American publishing house that was founded by Alfred A. Knopf Sr. and Blanche Knopf in 1915. Blanche and Alfred traveled abroad regularly and were known for publishing European, Asian, and Latin American writers in ...
(1973) * ''Baron James: The Rise of the French Rothschilds'' by Anka Muhlstein.
Rizzoli International Publications Rizzoli Libri, formerly Rizzoli Libri S.p.A. and RCS Libri S.p.A. is an Italian book publisher and a division of Mondadori Libri, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. RCS Libri was a former subsidiary of RCS MediaGroup, but in ...
(1983) * ''Mouton Rothschild: Paintings for the Labels 1945-1981'' by
Philippine de Rothschild Philippine Mathilde Camille, Baroness de Rothschild (22 November 1933 – 23 August 2014) was the owner of the French winery Château Mouton Rothschild. She acted under the stage name Philippine Pascal (imprinting on her paternal grandfather Henri d ...
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Little, Brown and Company Little, Brown and Company is an American publishing company founded in 1837 by Charles Coffin Little and James Brown in Boston. For close to two centuries it has published fiction and nonfiction by American authors. Early lists featured Emily ...
(1983) * ''The Whims of Fortune: The Memoirs of Guy de Rothschild'' by
Guy de Rothschild Baron Guy Édouard Alphonse Paul de Rothschild (; 21 May 1909 – 12 June 2007) was a French banker and member of the Rothschild family. He owned the bank Rothschild Frères from 1967 to 1979, when it was nationalized by the French government, an ...
Random House Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. The company has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by Germ ...
(1985) * ''A History of the Jews'' by Paul M. Johnson (1987) HarperCollins Publishers * ''Rothschild: The Wealth and Power of a Dynasty'' by Derek Wilson. Scribner, London (1988)
Writings
by
University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...
professor of history Harry W. Paul *
Edmond de Rothschild, The Man who redeemed the Holy Land
' (Edmond de Rothschild. L'homme qui racheta la Terre sainte) by Elizabeth Antébi (2003) Editions du Rocher * ''The Rothschild Gardens'' by
Miriam Louisa Rothschild Dame Miriam Louisa Rothschild (5 August 1908 – 20 January 2005) was a British natural scientist and author with contributions to zoology, entomology, and botany. Early life Miriam Rothschild was born in 1908 in Ashton Wold, near Oundle in No ...
(1996) Harry N. Abrams, Inc. * ''Le Sang des Rothschild'' by Joseph Valynseele and Henri-Claude Mars is a 576-page genealogical study beginning with Mayer Amschel Rothschild down through both male and female lines. (2004) ICC Editions, Paris * ''The Life and Legacy of Baroness Betty de Rothschild'' by Laura Schor (2006) Peter Lang Publishing


External links


Website for groupe LCF Rothschild
(English language)
Website for Rothschild & Cie Banque
(French language)
French government Archives
for de Rothschild Frères (French language)
The Rothschild Archive
- an international centre in
London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
for research into the history of the Rothschild family. (English language)
The Musical Associations of the Rothschild Family
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Charlotte Henriette de Rothschild Charlotte Henriette de Rothschild (born 28 November 1955) is a British soprano, specialising in the recital and oratorio repertoire, who is a member of the Rothschild banking family of England. Biography The second daughter of the four childre ...
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