Gustave Samuel James de Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild (17 February 1829 in

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– 28 November 1911 in Paris) was a

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banker and scion of the French branch of the

Rothschild family The Rothschild family ( , ) is a wealthy Ashkenazi 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 Fr ...

. He was the second son of

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 born ...

and Betty Salomon von Rothschild (of the German branch of the same family). In accordance with Rothschild tradition, Gustave was expected to marry a cousin, and his family hoped that he would propose to one of his cousins Mathilde von Rothschild or Evelina de Rothschild. Instead, in 1859 Gustave married Cécile Anspach, the daughter of a high official in the

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, and they had six children: # Octave de Rothschild (1860–1860); # Zoé Lucie Betty de Rothschild (1863–1916), married in 1882 the Belgian banker Léon Lambert; # Aline Caroline de Rothschild (1867–1909), married in 1887 Sir Edward Albert Sassoon (1856–1912); # Bertha Juliette de Rothschild (1870–1896); # André de Rothschild (1874–1877); #

Robert de Rothschild Robert Philippe Gustave de Rothschild (19 January 1880 – 25 December 1946) was a French banker, philanthropist and polo player. Early life Robert de Rothschild was born on 19 January 1880 in Paris, France.

(1880–1946). He was rumored to be the lover of

Marguerite Durand Marguerite Durand (24 January 1864 – 16 March 1936) was a French stage actress, journalist, and a leading suffragette. She founded her own newspaper, and ran for election. She is also known for having a pet lion. For her contributions to t ...

, publisher of ''La Fronde''. He built the

Château de Laversine The Château de Laversine is a château in Saint-Maximin, Oise, France. History The grounds were acquired by Baron Gustave de Rothschild in 1874; a previous castle on the site had been demolished in 1782.

in Saint-Maximin near Chantilly.CHÂTEAU DE LAVERSINE: LAVERSINE, CHÂTEAU REFUGE ET LYCÉE...
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