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'' von Rothschild (5 August 1820 – 16 October 1886) was a

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banker and politician, as well as scion of the Rothschild family.

Early life

Born in

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on 5 August 1820. He was a son of Adelheid ( née Herz) and Carl Mayer von Rothschild. Among his siblings were

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(wife of

Lionel de Rothschild Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild (22 November 1808 – 3 June 1879) was a British Jewish banker, politician and philanthropist who was a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of England. He became the first practising Jew to sit ...

), , Wilhelm Carl (1828–1901), and Anselm Alexander Carl, who died young. He studied law at the

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and the

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Career

After studying law, he joined the family banking firm in Frankfurt. Following the deaths of his father and uncle (

Amschel Mayer Rothschild Baron Amschel Mayer von Rothschild (12 June 1773 – 6 December 1855) was a German Jewish banker of the wealthy Rothschild family. He was the second child and eldest son of Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812), the founder of the dynasty, an ...

), Mayer Carl and his brother

Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild Baron Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild (Hebrew: שמעון וואלף רוטשילט; May 16, 1828 – 25 January 1901) was a banker and financier of the Frankfurt House of Rothschild. Life and career Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild was the son of Baro ...

became heads of the firm. In 1854, the firm was made Banker to the Court of Prussia. He was appointed the Duchy of Parma consulship in Frankfurt,

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and Austrian

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and, in 1866, he took part in a Frankfurt delegation to

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to demand a reduction in the contribution to the war effort, was a deputy in the North German Diet, a member of the

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and took a seat on the Frankfurt city parliament. In 1871, Rothschild became the first Jewish member of the

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Personal life

On 6 April 1842, Rothschild married his cousin at the London synagogue in Duke's Place. Together, the couple had seven daughters: # (1843–1922), married to

Salomon James de Rothschild Salomon James de Rothschild (1835–1864) was a French banker and socialite. Biography Early life Salomon James de Rothschild was born on 30 March 1835. His father was James Mayer de Rothschild, head of the Paris branch of the prominent Rothsch ...

(1835–1864) in 1862. # Emma Louise von Rothschild (1844–1935), married to Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1840–1915) in 1867. # Clementine Henriette von Rothschild (1845–1865) #

Thérèse von Rothschild Mayer Carl ''Freiherr'' von Rothschild (5 August 1820 – 16 October 1886) was a German Jewish banker and politician, as well as scion of the Rothschild family. Early life Born in Naples on 5 August 1820. He was a son of Adelheid ( née Herz) a ...

(1847–1931), married to

James Edouard de Rothschild Nathaniel de Rothschild (1812–1870), was a businessman, banker and winemaker. He established the Château Mouton Rothschild. Biography Early life Nathaniel de Rothschild was born on 2 July 1812 in London. He was the fourth child of Natha ...

(1844–1881) in 1871. # (1850–1892). # (1855–1905), married to (1851–1925), a son of Agenor, 10th Duke of Gramont, in 1878. # Bertha Clara von Rothschild (1862–1903), married to

Louis Philippe Marie Alexandre Berthier, 3rd Prince of Wagram Louis Philippe Marie "Alexandre" Berthier, 3rd Prince of Wagram (24 March 1836, Paris – 15 July 1911, Château de Grosbois) was a French nobleman and prince of Wagram. He was the son of Napoléon Alexandre Berthier and Zénaïde Françoise Cla ...

(1836–1911), a son of

Napoléon Alexandre Berthier, 2nd Prince of Wagram Napoléon Alexandre Louis Joseph Berthier, 2nd Prince of Wagram (11 September 1810, Paris10 February 1887, Paris) was a French politician and nobleman. He was the son of Louis-Alexandre Berthier, 1st Prince of Wagram, and Duchess Maria Elisabet ...

, in 1882.August 2018: Portrait of a ‘Princess’: Bertha Clara von Rothschild by Ellis William Roberts, 1890
''The Rothschild Archive'' (accessed 4 August 2020) Rothschild died on 16 October 1886.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rothschild, Mayer Carl von 1820 births 1886 deaths German bankers 19th-century German Jews Mayer Carl Members of the Prussian House of Lords Burials at the Old Jewish Cemetery, Frankfurt