The Goldschmidt family is a family of

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descent, originally from

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, known for their success in banking. With origins tracing back to the 15th century, most members were forced to leave Frankfurt after the 1614

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, and did not return until the 18th century. The family was interwoven particularly with the Rothschild family, the

Bischoffsheim family The Bischoffsheim family is a family of German-Belgian Jewish descent known for their success in banking. It can be traced back to Raphaël Nathan Bischoffsheim, an army contractor native of Tauberbischofsheim, in the Electorate of Mainz. The fami ...

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, and with the Bartolome Family, one of the richest families of Monaco. The Bischoffsheim and Goldschmidt families conjointly managed the Bischoffsheim, Goldschmidt & Cie bank, which was eventually merged into Banque de Crédit et de Dépôt des Pays-Bas in 1863, the forerunner to BNP Paribas. The English branch of the family Anglicised their name to Goldsmith, starting with

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(1878–1967). Its most famous 20th century member was the billionaire

James Goldsmith Sir James Michael Goldsmith (26 February 1933 – 18 July 1997) was a French-British financier, tycoon''Billionaire: The Life and Times of Sir James Goldsmith'' by Ivan Fallon and politician who was a member of the Goldsmith family. His cont ...

. The most famous today is

Zac Goldsmith Frank Zacharias Robin Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith of Richmond Park, (born 20 January 1975) is a British politician, life peer and journalist serving as Minister of State for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment s ...

, who was MP for

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. Zac's sister, Jemima, was married to the Pakistani former cricket player turned politician and the former Prime Minister of Pakistan

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*'Eden Hayum Goldschmidt (1772–1843), banker ** Benedikt Hayum Goldschmidt (1798–1873), banker, founder of bank, married to Jeannette Kann (1802–1848) *** Leopold Benedict Goldschmidt (1830–1904), banker, married to Regine Bischoffsheim (1834–1905) ***

Adolphe Goldschmidt Adolphe Benedict Hayum Goldschmidt (1838, Frankfurt – 6 April 1918, London) was co-inheritor of the Goldschmidt family bank in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Life His father was Benedikt Hayum Goldschmidt, founder of the bank and consul to th ...

(1838–1918), banker, married to Alice Emma Moses (1844–1922) ****

(1878–1967), politician, married to Marcelle Mouiller *****

Edward Goldsmith Edward René David Goldsmith (8 November 1928 – 21 August 2009), widely known as Teddy Goldsmith, was an Anglo-French environmentalist, writer and philosopher. He was a member the prominent Goldsmith family. The eldest son of Major F ...

(1928–2009), philosopher, environmentalist ****** Clio Goldsmith (1957–) former French actress, married to

Mark Shand Mark Roland Shand (28 June 1951 – 23 April 2014) was a British travel writer and conservationist and the brother of Queen Camilla. Shand was the author of four travel books and as a BBC conservationist, appeared in documentaries related to hi ...

(1951–2014) *****

(1933–1997), investor, married to María Isabel Patiño y Borbón (–1954), Ginette Lery, and Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart ******

Jemima Goldsmith Jemima Marcelle Goldsmith (born 30 January 1974; known as Jemima Khan for work) is an English screenwriter, television, film and documentary producer and the founder of Instinct Productions, a television production company. She was formerly a j ...

(1974–), writer, previously married to

, a former cricketer and

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******

(1975–), politician, married to Alice Miranda Rothschild (1983–), daughter of

Amschel Rothschild Amschel Mayor James Rothschild (18 April 1955 – 8 July 1996) was a British businessman who was the executive chairman of Rothschild Asset Management of the Rothschild banking family of England. Early years and kinships Rothschild was born in ...

(1955–1996) ******

Ben Goldsmith Benjamin James Goldsmith (born 28 October 1980) is an English financier and environmentalist. The son of financier James Goldsmith and Lady Annabel Goldsmith he is founder and CEO of London-listed investment firm Menhaden, which focuses on the ...

(1980–), financier, previously married to Kate Emma Rothschild (1982–), daughter of Amschel Rothschild (1955–1996) *** Maximilian Goldschmidt (1843–1940), married to Minna Karoline Freiin von Rothschild, the daughter of

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 ...

(1828–1901) **** Albert Maximilian von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1879–1941) **** Rudolph Maximilian von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1881–1962), married Betty Lambert (1894–1969), daughter of and and (1892-1973), the daughter of **** Lili Jeannette von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1883–1925), married Philipp Schey de Koromla (1881–1957) **** Lucy Georgine Leontine von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1891–1977), married Edgar Spiegl, Edler von Thurnsee **** Erich Max Benedikt von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1894–1987), married Countess Veronika Henckel von Donnersmarck *****Patrick Maximilien Goldschmidt-Rothschild (b. 1928) ** Amalie Goldschmidt (1804–1887), married to

Louis-Raphaël Bischoffsheim Louis-Raphaël Bischoffsheim (; 22 June 1800 – 14 November 1873) was a German-born international banker and a member of the prominent Bischoffsheim family. Early life Louis-Raphaël was born on 22 June 1800 and was the eldest son of Nathan-Ra ...

(1800–1873), banker *** ''See

'' ** Henriette Goldschmidt (1812–1892), married to

Jonathan-Raphaël Bischoffsheim Jonathan-Raphaël Bischoffsheim (26 April 1808 – 5 February 1883) was a Belgian banker, businessman and philanthropist. Family He descended from the Bischoffsheim family, which was endowed with an exceptional European network. On 11 June 1832, ...

(1808–1883), banker *** ''See

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