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The Rothschild (branche de Paris) Family
Write the Great Bookרוטשילד
(Rothschild)
Origin of the name, history and genealogy of the Rothschild (branche de Paris) lineage — a Jewish family name and the traces it left behind.
French branch of the great dynasty. James de Rothschild (1792-1868), fifth son of Mayer Amschel, founded the Maison de Rothschild Frères in Paris (1812); financed the railways of the North, the national loan of 1871. His descendants (Édouard, Guy, Édouard, David) have led French high finance to this day.
Geographic origin: Francfort / Paris
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One name, a hundred faces.
The same surname, transcribed differently across languages, eras, and diasporas.
Latin3
de RothschildRothschildRothschild (France)
עברית · Hebrew1
רוטשילד
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Notable figures
- 1.
James de Rothschild
Banquier
- 2.
Edmond de Rothschild
Banquier / Mécène
- 3.
Guy de Rothschild
Banquier
- 4.
James de Rothschild
Fondateur de la branche française
- 5.
Edmond de Rothschild
Mécène du Yishouv
In memory
The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names at Yad Vashem records the women, men, and children murdered during the Shoah. You can search there for the people who bore the name Rothschild (branche de Paris).
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Notable figures of the lineage
James Mayer de Rothschild
1792 (Francfort) – 1868 (Paris)
Alfred de Rothschild
1842–1918
Alphonse de Rothschild
אלפונס ג'יימס דה רוטשילד1827–1905
Lionel Nathan de Rothschild
1808 – 1879
Maurice de Rothschild
1881–1957
Benjamin de Rothschild
בנז'אמן דה רוטשילד1963–2021
Edmond de Rothschild
אדמונד דה רוטשילד1845–1934
Nadine de Rothschild
1932
Diaspora regions
AllemagneFranceSuisse
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Bibliography
- A. Beider ; L. Menk, Dictionnaires des patronymes juifs d'Europe de l'Est (Beider : Empire russe 2008, Royaume de Pologne 1996, Galicie 2004) et judéo-allemands (Menk 2005), Avotaynu
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