The Goldschmidt family is a family of

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descent, originally from

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, known for their success in banking and finance. With origins tracing back to the 15th century, most members were forced to leave Frankfurt after the 1614 Fettmilch uprising, and did not return until the 18th century. The family was interwoven particularly with the

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, the Bischoffsheim family of

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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

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. On 6 September 1903, Maximilian Goldschmidt was elevated to the title of

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von Goldschmidt-Rothschild in

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, by Emperor Wilhelm II. Thus, the family became part of the

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*'Eden Hayum Goldschmidt (1772–1843), banker ** Benedikt Hayum Goldschmidt (1798–1873), banker, founder of B.H. Goldschmidt Bank, married to Jeannette Kann (1802–1848) *** Leopold Benedict Goldschmidt (1830–1904), banker, married to Regine Bischoffsheim (1834–1905) *** Adolphe Goldschmidt (1838–1918), banker, married to Alice Emma Moses (1844–1922) **** Frank Goldsmith (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 of the prominent Goldsmith family, the eldest son of Majo ...

(1928–2009), philosopher, environmentalist ****** Clio Goldsmith (1957–) former French actress, married to Mark Shand (1951–2014) *****

James Goldsmith Sir James Michael Goldsmith (26 February 1933 – 18 July 1997) was a French-British financier and politician who was a member of the Goldsmith family. His controversial business and finance career led to ongoing clashes with British media, fr ...

(1933–1997), investor, married to Doña María Isabel Patiño y Borbón (1936–1954), Ginette Lery (1937–), and Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart (1934–) ****** Isabel Goldsmith Patiño (1954–), art collector, married Arnaud de Rosnay (1946–1984) in 1973. They divorced in 1975 ****** Frank Manes Goldsmith (1959–), football club owner ****** Alix Goldsmith Marcaccini (1964–), hotelier, married Goffredo Marcaccini in July 1991 ****** Jemima Goldsmith (1974–), writer, previously married to

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, a former cricketer and

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******

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

(1975–), politician, married to Alice Miranda Rothschild (1983–), daughter of Amschel Rothschild (1955–1996) ****** Ben Goldsmith (1980–), financier, previously married to Kate Emma Rothschild (1982–), daughter of Amschel Rothschild (1955–1996) ****** Charlotte Colbert (1987–), film director and multi-media artist *** Maximilian Goldschmidt (1843–1940), married to Minna Karoline Freiin von Rothschild, the daughter of Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild (1828–1901) **** Albert Maximilian von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1879–1941) **** Rudolph Maximilian von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1881–1962), married Betty Lambert (1894–1969), daughter of Léon Lambert (1851–1919) and Zoé Lucie Betty de Rothschild and Marie-Anne von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1892–1973), the daughter of Fritz von Friedlaender. **** 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 (1800–1873), banker *** ''See Bischoffsheim family'' ** Jakob Goldschmidt (2011–present), married to Jonathan-Raphaël Bischoffsheim (1808–1883), banker *** ''See Bischoffsheim family''

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*''The Goldschmidts'', Anthony Allfrey, 1996 () {{Authority control German bankers British bankers Goldsmith family Jewish-German families

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