Rothschild () is a name derived from the

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''zum rothen Schild'' (with the old spelling "th"), meaning "to the red shield", in reference to the houses where these family members lived or had lived. At the time, houses were designated by signs with different symbols or colors, not numbers. The name ''Rothschild'' in

Yiddish Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ...

means "red coat" (coat as in heraldic

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). The Rothschild banking family's coat of arms features in the center of its

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a red

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People

The most notable family of people with this surname are descendants of

Mayer Amschel Rothschild Mayer Amschel Rothschild (23 February 1744 – 19 September 1812; also spelled ''Anschel'') was a German-Jewish banker and the founder of the Rothschild family, Rothschild banking dynasty. Referred to as a "founding father of international fin ...

who formed a financial dynasty and, in modern history, perhaps the wealthiest family by the scale of their private fortune. In

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, by royal

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of 29 March 1814, all Danish Jews were obliged to adopt a surname after their town of residence. In the records, one family with residence in

Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 53,354 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...

took the name Rothschild, presumably because of the German pronunciation of the town's name. The mother of writer

Meïr Aron Goldschmidt Meïr Aron Goldschmidt (October 26, 1819 – August 15, 1887) was a Danish publisher, journalist and novelist. He was the founding editor of the satirical and political magazine '' Corsaren''. Biography Goldschmidt was born in Vordingborg, ...

, Lea Rothschild (born 1797), was of that family. There are no indications that the Rothschilds of Roskilde had any relation with the other Rothschild families. The name is also carried by others, mostly

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, who are not related to members of the banking family.

People outside the banking family

Abram M. Rothschild Abram M. Rothschild or A.M. Rothschild (1853 – July 28, 1902) was an American businessman who founded the A.M. Rothschild Company. Biography Abram M. Rothschild was born to a Jewish family in 1853 in Nordstetten (today a district of Horb am ...

(1863–1902), American businessman and founder of A. M. Rothschild & Company Store *

Abraham Rothschild Diamond Bessie (1854 - January 21, 1877) was the popular name given to Bessie Moore, née Annie Stone (although other sources give her birth name as Annie Moore), a prostitute whose murder in the woods outside Jefferson, Texas, propelled her to ...

(1854–1877), American traveling salesman and murderer of

Diamond Bessie Diamond Bessie (1854 - January 21, 1877) was the popular name given to Bessie Moore, née Annie Stone (although other sources give her birth name as Annie Moore), a prostitute whose murder in the woods outside Jefferson, Texas, propelled her to ...

. * Alonzo Rothschild (1862–1915) parents unknown, son, John fared well in the travel industry, wrote the book "Honest Abe." *

Amalie Rothschild Amalie Rothschild (January 1, 1916 – November 4, 2001) was an American artist who lived and worked within the art community of Baltimore, Maryland. An accomplished painter and sculptor, she was also an art teacher, philanthropist, patron, an ...

(1916–2001), American artist *

Bruce Lee Rothschild Bruce Lee Rothschild (born August 26, 1941) is an American mathematician and educator, specializing in combinatorial mathematics. He is a professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Early life and education Ro ...

(born 1941), American mathematician *

Daniel Rothschild (philosopher) Daniel Henry Rothschild (born 1979) is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy of Language at University College London Department of Philosophy. He is known for his expertise on philosophy of language. Rothschild has held various fe ...

(born 1979), American philosopher *

Daniel Rothschild (general) Major General (ret.) (Aluf) Daniel Rothschild (; born 1946) is the head of The Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), an Israeli Think Tank in the Lauder school of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (ID ...

(born 1946), Israeli major general * Dorothy Rothschild, better known as

Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker (née Rothschild; August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967) was an American poet and writer of fiction, plays and screenplays based in New York; she was known for her caustic wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles. Parker ros ...

(1893–1967), American poet and writer *

Eva Rothschild Eva Rothschild RA (born 1971) is an Irish artist based in London. Eva Rothschild was born in Dublin, Ireland. She received a BA in Fine Art from the University of Ulster, Belfast (1990–93), and an MA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths College, Londo ...

(born 1971), Irish artist based in London * Friedrich S. Rothschild (1899–1995), German-Jewish psychiatrist and semiotician *

Geoffrey Rothschild Geoffrey Rothschild (born 1947) is a South African businessman. He is the former chairman of JSE Limited. Early life Geoffrey Rothschild was born on March 20, 1947, in Johannesburg, South Africa. He graduated from the University of the Witwatersr ...

(born 1947), South African businessman, former chairman of

JSE Limited JSE Limited (previously the JSE Securities Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange) is the largest stock exchange in Africa. It is located in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, after it moved from downtown Johannesburg in 2000. In 2003 ...

. *

Jean Maurice Rothschild Jean-Maurice Rothschild (1902–1998) was an interior designer and furniture artist, whose most famous works were for the cruise liner Normandie, and the restaurant of the Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower ( ; ) is a wrought-iron lattice t ...

(1902–1998), French furniture designer *

Jeffrey J. Rothschild Jeffrey Jackiel Rothschild (born February 28, 1954) is an American billionaire businessman who co-founded several companies. He is the founding engineer and a large shareholder of Facebook. Early life Rothschild is the son of Beverley and Willi ...

(b. 1954), American billionaire entrepreneur and business executive; Vice President of Infrastructure Software for Facebook. *

Jonathan Rothschild Jonathan Rothschild (born 1955) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 41st mayor of Tucson, Arizona from 2011 to 2019. From 2001 to 2011, Rothschild was managing partner at the law firm Mesch Clark Rothschild. Early life and ed ...

(born 1955), American (Arizona) lawyer and politician, mayor of Tucson *

Joseph Rothschild Joseph Arthur Rothschild (April 5, 1931, at Fulda, Germany – January 30, 2000, at New York City) was an American professor of history and political science at Columbia University, specializing in Central European and Eastern European history. ...

(1931–2000), American historian *

Larry Rothschild Lawrence Lee Rothschild (born March 12, 1954) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, coach, and manager. Rothschild played for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1981 and 1982. He has coached for the Cincinnati ...

(born 1954), American Baseball pitcher and manager * Louis F. Rothschild (1869–1957), founder of the defunct L.F. Rothschild merchant and investment banking firm *

Lynn J. Rothschild Lynn Justine Rothschild (born May 11, 1957) is an evolutionary biologist, astrobiologist and synthetic biologist at NASA's Ames Research Center, and is an adjunct professor at Brown University. She is an adjunct professor at Stanford Universi ...

(born 1957), American evolutionary biologist and astrobiologist *

Michael Rothschild Michael Rothschild (born August 2, 1942,) is an American economist. He is a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and a former dean at Princeton. Education Rothschild holds a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology from Reed ...

(born 1942), American economist, former dean at Princeton *

Michelle Rothschild-Patterson Michelle Rothschild-Patterson ( Rothschild; born November 17, 1951), also known as Sister Patterson, is known for her work in reality television and for being the mother of reality TV personality Tiffany Pollard, Tiffany "New York" Pollard, whom ...

(born 1951), American television personality better known as Sister Patterson *

Robert Rothschild Baron Robert Rothschild (16 December 1911 – 3 December 1998) was a Belgium, Belgian diplomat. He helped to draft the Treaty of Rome of 1957, the foundation of the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1958. Early life Rothschild was born on ...

(1911–1978), Belgian diplomat (descendant of Amschel Moses Rothschild) *

Samuel Rothschild Samuel "Sam" Rothschild (October 16, 1899 – April 15, 1987) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 102 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Rothschild was the first Jewish player in the NHL. He played for the Montre ...

(1899–1987), Canadian ice hockey player *

Simon F. Rothschild Simon Frank Rothschild (June 14, 1861 – January 5, 1936) was an American merchant and philanthropist who served as president and chairman of the board at Abraham & Straus. Biography Rothschild was born on June 14, 1861, in Eufaula, Alabama ...

(1861–1936), American businessman Chair

Abraham & Straus Abraham & Straus, commonly shortened to A&S, was a major New York City department store, based in Brooklyn. Founded in 1865, it became part of Federated Department Stores in 1929. Shortly after Federated's 1994 acquisition of R.H. Macy & Compan ...

Victor Henry Rothschild Victor Henry Rothschild or V. Henry Rothschild (April 6, 1835 – May 16, 1911) was an American businessman. Biography Victor Henry Rothschild was one of seven children born to a Jewish family on April 6, 1835, in Nordstetten, Baden-Württemberg, ...

(1835–1911), American businessman

People of the banking family

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* Adèle von Rothschild (1843–1922), German socialite, daughter of

Mayer Carl 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 Frankfurt on 5 August 1820. He was a son of Adelheid (née Herz) ...

and wife of her 2nd cousin Salomon James de Rothschild *

Adelheid von Rothschild Adelheid von Rothschild (also Adélaïde de Rothschild, 19 August 1853 – 22 June 1935) was a member of the Rothschild family. Biography Adelheid was born on 19 August 1853 in Frankfurt. She was one of three daughters of Wilhelm Carl von Roth ...

(1853–1935), daughter of Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild *

Albert Salomon Anselm von Rothschild Albert Salomon Anselm Freiherr von Rothschild (29 October 1844 – 11 February 1911) was a banker in Austria-Hungary and a member of the Rothschild banking family of Austria. Businesses that he owned included Creditanstalt and the Norther ...

(1844–1911), Austrian banker, son of Anselm von Rothschild *

Alfred de Rothschild Alfred Charles ''Freiherr'' de Rothschild, CVO (20 July 1842 – 31 January 1918), was an English banker and art collector who was director of the Bank of England from 1868–89. A member of the Rothschild family, he was the second son of Lion ...

(1842–1918), English banker, son of Lionel de Rothschild *

Alice Charlotte von Rothschild Alice Charlotte von Rothschild (17 February 1847 – 3 May 1922), otherwise referred to as 'Miss Alice', was a socialite and member of the Rothschild banking family of Austria. Born in Frankfurt, she was the eighth and youngest child of Anselm ...

(1847–1922), Austrian socialite, daughter of Anselm von Rothschild * Aline Caroline de Rothschild (1867–1909), French socialite, daughter of Baron Gustave de Rothschild *

Alphonse James de Rothschild Mayer Alphonse James Rothschild (1 February 1827 – 26 May 1905), was a French financier, vineyard owner, art collector, philanthropist, racehorse owner/breeder and a member of the Rothschild banking family of France. Biography Known as A ...

(1827–1905), French businessman and philanthropist, son of James Mayer de Rothschild *

Amschel Mayor James 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), British businessman, son of Victor Rothschild *

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

(1773–1855), German banker, son of Mayer Amschel Rothschild * Amschel Moses Rothschild (c. 1710–1755), German trader, father of Mayer Amschel Rothschild *

Anselm von Rothschild Anselm Salomon von Schwartz Rothschild, Baron Rothschild (29 January 1803 – 27 July 1874) was an Austrian banker, founder of the Creditanstalt, and a member of the Rothschild banking family of Austria, Vienna branch of the Rothschild family. ...

(1803–1874), Austrian banker, son of Salomon Mayer von Rothschild *

Anthony Gustav de Rothschild Anthony Gustav de Rothschild (26 June 1887 – 5 February 1961) was a British banker and member of the Rothschild family. Biography Born in London, England, he was the third and youngest of the three sons of Leopold de Rothschild (1845–1917 ...

(1887–1961), British banker, son of Leopold de Rothschild * Anthony James de Rothschild (b. 1977), British businessman, son of Evelyn Robert de Rothschild *

Anthony Nathan de Rothschild Sir Anthony Nathan de Rothschild, 1st Baronet (29 May 1810 – 3 January 1876), was a British financier and a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of England. Early life Born in New Court, St Swithin's Lane, in the City of London, ...

(1810–1876), British banker, son of Nathan Mayer Rothschild *

Ariane de Rothschild Ariane de Rothschild (née Langner; 14 November 1965) is a French banker, CEO of Edmond de Rothschild Group since March 2023. She is the first woman and the first person without Rothschild lineage to run a Rothschild-branded financial institutio ...

(née Langner 1965), French banker, wife of Benjamin de Rothschild *

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 and Charlotte de Rothschild (née de Rothschild). Being born in France to ...

(1851–1903), French socialite, son of Nathaniel and Charlotte de Rothschild

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Béatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild Charlotte Béatrice de Rothschild (; 14 September 1864 – 7 April 1934) was a French socialite, art collector, and a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of France. Early life Charlotte, known as Béatrice, was born in Paris, ...

(1864–1934), French socialite and art collector, daughter of Alphonse James de Rothschild *

Benjamin de Rothschild Benjamin de Rothschild (30 July 1963 – 15 January 2021) was a French banker, the owner of the Edmond de Rothschild Group from 1997 until his death in 2021. He was the son of Edmond Adolphe and Nadine de Rothschild. He was married to Ariane ...

(1963–2021), Swiss banker, son of Edmond Adolphe de Rothschild *

Bethsabée de Rothschild Baroness Bethsabée de Rothschild (assumed the name Batsheva; ; after she immigrated to Israel in 1951; 23 September 1914 – 20 April 1999) was a philanthropist, dance patron, and member of the Rothschild banking family. Early life and educati ...

(1914–1999), Jewish philanthropist, daughter of Édouard Alphonse de Rothschild * Bettina Caroline de Rothschild (1858–1892, French socialite, daughter of

, wife of her cousin Albert Salomon von Rothschild *

Betty von Rothschild Betty von Rothschild, Baronne de Rothschild (15 June 1805 – 1 September 1886) was a noted Salon (gathering), salonnière, patron of the arts and philanthropist. Life Betty von Rothschild was born in Frankfurt to the Jewish Austrian banker Salo ...

, Baronne de Rothschild (1805–1886), French socialite, daughter of

Salomon Mayer von Rothschild Salomon Mayer Freiherr von Rothschild (9 September 1774 – 28 July 1855) was a Frankfurt-born banker in the Austrian Empire and the founder of the Austrian branch of the prominent Rothschild family. Family Born as Salomon Mayer Rothschild in ...

, wife of her uncle

James Mayer de Rothschild Baron James Mayer de Rothschild (born Jakob Mayer Rothschild; 15 May 1792 – 15 November 1868) was a French banker and the founder of the French branch of the prominent Rothschild family. He was born in the Holy Roman Empire. Early life He ...

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Carl Mayer von Rothschild Carl Mayer Freiherr von Rothschild (24 April 1788 – 10 March 1855) was a Frankfurt-born banker in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the founder of the Neopolitan branch of the prominent Rothschild family. Life and career Born as Kalman Ma ...

(1788–1855), German banker, son of Mayer Amschel Rothschild * Cécile de Rothschild (1913–1995), French socialite and friend of

Greta Garbo Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress and a premier star during Hollywood's Silent film, silent and early Classical Hollywood cinema, golden eras. Regarded as one of the g ...

, daughter of Robert Philippe de Rothschild *

Charles Rothschild Nathaniel Charles Rothschild (9 May 1877 – 12 October 1923) was an English banker and entomologist and a member of the Rothschild family. He is remembered for 'the Rothschild List', a list he made in 1915 of 284 sites across Britain that he c ...

(1877–1923), English banker and

entomologist Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

, son of Nathan, 1st Baron Rothschild *

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 and Ja ...

(1825–1899), French socialite and painter, daughter of James Mayer de Rothschild, wife of her cousin Nathaniel de Rothschild * Charlotte von Rothschild (1819–1884), British socialite, daughter of Carl Mayer von Rothschild, wife of her first cousin Lionel de Rothschild * Charlotte Henriette de Rothschild (b. 1955), British singer, daughter of Edmund Leopold de Rothschild * Charlotte Nathan Rothschild (1807–1859), British socialite, daughter of

Nathan Mayer Rothschild Nathan Mayer Rothschild (16 September 1777 – 28 July 1836), also known as Baron Nathan Mayer Rothschild, was a British-German banker, businessman and finance, financier. Born in Free City of Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, he was the third of ...

, wife of her first cousin Anselm von Rothschild

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David Mayer de Rothschild David Mayer de Rothschild (born 25 August 1978) is a British environmentalist, film producer and a member of the Rothschild family.7 February 2009 The Sunday Times Magazine Early life Rothschild is the youngest of three children of Victoria ...

(b. 1978), British adventurer, ecologist, and environmentalist, son of Evelyn Robert de Rothschild *

David René de Rothschild Baron David René James de Rothschild (; born December 15, 1942) is a French banker and a member of the French branch of the Rothschild family. Since 2018, he is supervisory board chairman of Rothschild & Co and chairman of Rothschild Continuat ...

(b. 1942), French banker, son of Guy de Rothschild *

Dorothy de Rothschild Dorothy de Rothschild (née Pinto; 7 March 1895 – 10 December 1988) was an English philanthropist and activist for Jewish affairs who married into the wealthy Rothschild banking family. Mathilde Dorothy Pinto was born on 7 March 1895 in Lond ...

(née Pinto 1895–1988), English philanthropist, wife of James Armand de Rothschild

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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 vineyards ...

(1926–1997), French-Swiss banker *

Edmond James de Rothschild Baron Abraham Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild (; 19 August 1845 – 2 November 1934) was a French member of the Rothschild banking family. A strong supporter of Jewish settlement in Palestine, his large donations lent significant support to ...

(1845–1934), French banker, son of James Mayer de Rothschild *

Edmund Leopold de Rothschild Major Edmund Leopold de Rothschild (2 January 1916 – 17 January 2009) was an English financier, a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of England, and a recipient of the Victoria Medal of Honour (VMH), given by the Royal Horticu ...

(1916–2009), British banker, son of Lionel Nathan de Rothschild *

Édouard de Rothschild Baron Édouard Étienne Alphonse de Rothschild (; born 27 December 1957) is a businessman and part of the French branch of the Rothschild family. Early life and education Édouard de Rothschild was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. He ...

(b. 1957), French businessman and equestrian, son of Guy de Rothschild * Edouard Alphonse de Rothschild (1868–1949), French financier, son of Alphonse James de Rothschild *

Élie de Rothschild Élie Robert de Rothschild (29 May 1917 – 6 August 2007) was the guardian of the French branch of the Rothschild family banking dynasty. He followed his father as a partner in the family bank, de Rothschild Frères, and ran the Château Lafite ...

(1917–2007), French banker, son of Robert Philippe de Rothschild * Elisabeth de Rothschild (née de Chambure 1902–1945), French vintner, wife of Philippe de Rothschild *

Emma Georgina Rothschild Emma Georgina Rothschild (born 16 May 1948) is an English economic historian, a professor of history at Harvard University. She is director of the Joint Centre for History and Economics at Harvard, and an honorary Professor of History and Econo ...

(b. 1948), British historian and professor, daughter of Victor Rothschild *

Evelina de Rothschild Evelina Gertrude de Rothschild (25 August 1839 – 4 December 1866) was an English socialite and a member of the Rothschild banking family of England. Biography Evelina de Rothschild was the daughter of Baron Lionel de Rothschild, the first ope ...

(1839–1866), English socialite, daughter of Lionel de Rothschild, wife of her 2nd cousin Ferdinand James von Rothschild * Evelyn Achille de Rothschild (1886–1917), British banker, son of Leopold de Rothschild *

Evelyn Robert de Rothschild Sir Evelyn Robert Adrian de Rothschild (29 August 1931 – 7 November 2022) was a British financier and a member of the Rothschild family. Early life Evelyn de Rothschild was born on 29 August 1931, to a Jewish family. The son of Anthony Gu ...

(1931-2022), British financier, son of Anthony Gustav de Rothschild

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Ferdinand James von Rothschild Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (17 December 1839 – 17 December 1898), also known as Ferdinand James Anselm ''Freiherr'' von Rothschild, was a British banker, art collector and politician who was a member of the Rothschild family of bankers. He ...

(1839–1898), British politician and art collector, son of Anselm von Rothschild

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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 banking family of France. Between 1967 and 1979, he was the chairman of the French Banque Rothschild, nationalized by ...

(1909–2007), French banker, son of Édouard Alphonse de Rothschild

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* Hannah Rothschild (b. 1962), British writer, businesswoman, philanthropist and documentary filmmaker. Daughter of Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild * Hannah de Rothschild, Countess of Rosebery (1851–1890), British philanthropist, daughter of Mayer Amschel de Rothschild *

Hélène de Rothschild Helene or Hélène may refer to: People * Helene (name), and Hélène, a female given name, including a list of people with the name * Hélène (singer) (Hélène Rollès, born 1966), French actress and singer * Helen of Troy, a figure in Greek ...

, better known as Hélène van Zuylen (1863–1947), French socialite and author, daughter of Salomon James de Rothschild

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Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild (29 April 1936 – 26 February 2024), was a British hereditary peer, investment banker and member of the Rothschild banking family. Rothschild held important roles in business and Britis ...

(1936–2024), British banker, son of Victor Rothschild * Jacqueline de Rothschild (1911–2012), French-born American chess and tennis player, daughter of Édouard Alphonse de Rothschild * James Armand de Rothschild (1878–1957), British politician and philanthropist, son of son of Edmond James de Rothschild *

(born Jakob Rothschild 1792–1868), German-French banker, son of Mayer Amschel Rothschild * Jeanne de Rothschild, née Stuart (1908–2003), British actress, wife of Baron Eugène Daniel von Rothschild

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* Leonora de Rothschild (1837–1911), British socialite, daughter 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 a ...

, wife of Alphonse James de Rothschild *

Leopold de Rothschild Leopold de Rothschild (22 November 1845 – 29 May 1917) was a British banker, thoroughbred race horse breeder, and a member of the prominent Rothschild family. Biography Early life Leopold de Rothschild was the third son and youngest of t ...

(1845–1917), British banker and horse breeder, son of Lionel de Rothschild *

Leopold David de Rothschild Leopold David de Rothschild, CBE, FRCM (12 May 1927 – 19 April 2012) was a British financier, musician, and a member of the Rothschild banking family of England. Leopold David was the fourth and youngest child and second son of Lione ...

(1927–2012), British financier and musician, son of Lionel Nathan de Rothschild *

(1808–1879), British banker and politician, son of Nathan Mayer Rothschild *

Lionel Nathan de Rothschild Major Lionel Nathan de Rothschild, OBE (25 January 1882 – 28 January 1942) was a British banker and Conservative politician best remembered as the creator of Exbury Gardens by the New Forest in Hampshire. He was part of the prominent Roths ...

(1882–1942), British banker and politician, son of Leopold de Rothschild *

Louis Nathaniel de Rothschild Louis Nathaniel, Baron von Schwartz de Rothschild () was an Austrian Baron from the Rothschild family. Early life Rothschild was born in Vienna on 5 March 1882. He was the son of Baron Albert Salomon Anselm von Rothschild (1844–1911) and h ...

(1882–1955), Austrian baron, son of Albert Salomon von Rothschild *

Lynn Forester de Rothschild Lynn Forester, Lady de Rothschild (born July 2, 1954) is an American-British businesswoman who is the chair of E.L. Rothschild, a holding company she owns (previously together with her third husband, Sir Evelyn Robert de Rothschild, a member of ...

(née Forester, b. 1954), American businesswoman, wife of Evelyn Robert de Rothschild

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Marie-Hélène de Rothschild Marie-Hélène Naila Stephanie Josina de Rothschild (; November 17, 1927 – March 1, 1996) was a French socialite who became a doyenne of Parisian high-society and was a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of France. Early life ...

(1927–1996), French socialite, granddaughter of Hélène de Rothschild and wife of Guy de Rothschild *

Mathilde Hannah von Rothschild Hannah Mathilde von Rothschild (5 March 1832 – 8 March 1924) was a German-Jewish baroness, composer and patron. Life and career Mathilde von Rothschild was born in Frankfurt, the second oldest daughter of Charlotte and Anselm von Rothschild, ...

(1832–1924), German baroness and composer, daughter of Anselm von Rothschild, wife of her 2nd cousin Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild *

(1744–1812), German banker and founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty *

Mayer Amschel de Rothschild Baron Mayer Amschel de Rothschild (29 June 1818 – 6 February 1874) was an English businessman and politician of the English branch of the Rothschild family. He was the fourth and youngest son of Hannah (Barent-Cohen) and Nathan Mayer Rothsch ...

(1818–1874), British politician, son of Nathan Mayer Rothschild *

Miriam 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, North Northamptonshire ...

(1908–2005), British naturalist and author, daughter of Charles Rothschild

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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 ...

(née Lhopitalier; born 1932), French author and actress, wife of Edmond Adolphe de Rothschild *

(1777–1836), Jewish banker, son of Mayer Amschel Rothschild *

Nathan Mayer Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild Nathaniel Mayer Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild (8 November 1840 – 31 March 1915), was a British banker and politician from the wealthy international Rothschild family. He was also a hereditary Baron of the Austrian Empire. Early life Nat ...

(1840–1915), British banker and politician, son of Lionel de Rothschild *

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

(1812–1870), French banker, businessman, and wine maker, son of Nathan Mayer Rothschild *

Nathaniel Meyer von Rothschild Nathaniel Mayer von Rothschild (26 October 1836 – 16 June 1905) was a member of the Rothschild banking family of Austria, known as art collector and patron. Life Born in Vienna, he was the fifth child and first son of Anselm von Rothschild (1803 ...

(1836–1905), Austrian socialite, son of Anselm von Rothschild * Nathaniel Philip Victor James Rothschild, 5th Baron Rothschild (born 1971), a British financier, son of Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild * Pannonica "Nica" Rothschild (1913–1988), jazz patroness and writer, daughter of Charles Rothschild

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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 Rothsch ...

(née Potter, 1908–1976), French writer and fashion designer, wife of Philippe de Rothschild *

Philippe de Rothschild Philippe, Baron de Rothschild (13 April 1902 – 20 January 1988) was a member of the Rothschild banking family who became a Grand Prix motor racing driver, a screenwriter and playwright, a theatrical producer, a film producer, a poet, and one ...

(1902–1988), French race car driver, screenwriter, producer, and wine grower, son of Henri de Rothschild *

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 Henr ...

(1933–2014), French actress and wine grower, daughter of Philippe de Rothschild

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Salomon James de Rothschild Salomon James de Rothschild (1835–1864) was a French banker and socialite. 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 Rothschild family of banker ...

(1835–1864), son of James Mayer de Rothschild *

(1774–1855), German banker, son of Mayer Amschel Rothschild *

Serena Dunn Rothschild Serena Mary Rothschild, Baroness Rothschild (''née'' Serena Mary Dunn; 28 April 1934 – 13 January 2019) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse owner and the wife of Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild. Early life Rothschild was born i ...

(née Dunn, 1935-2019), wife of Jacob, 4th Baron Rothschild

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Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild Nathaniel Mayer Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild, (31 October 1910 – 20 March 1990), was a British scientist, intelligence officer during World War II, and later a senior executive with Royal Dutch Shell and N M Rothschild & Sons, a ...

(1910–1990), a British biologist and cricketer, son of Charles Rothschild

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Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoology, zoologist, and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he wa ...

(1868–1937), British banker, politician, and zoologist, son of Nathan, 1st Baron Rothschild *

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

(1828–1901), German banker, son of Carl Mayer von Rothschild

Fictional characters

* Winston Rothschild III (fictional character from ''The Red Green Show'')

References

Bibliography

*Hanks, Patrick ''Dictionary of American Family Names'' Oxford University Press {{Surname Surnames of Jewish origin Yiddish-language surnames ru:Ротшильды