Betty von Rothschild
Ingres, 1848
, patron of the arts and philanthropist.
Betty von Rothschild, Baronne de Rothschild (15 June 1805 – 1 September 1886) was a noted salonnière
Life
Betty von Rothschild was born in Frankfurt to the
Jewish Austrian banker Salomon Mayer von Rothschild and Caroline Stern. Her only sibling was her brother Anselm Salomon von Rothschild. In 1824 at the age of 19 Betty married her uncle, the Paris-based banker James Mayer de Rothschild (1792-1868). Both Salomon and James were sons of Mayer Amschel Rothschild, the founder of the Rothschild dynasty.[1][2]
In Paris she was noted for her salon and for her patronage of the arts. She secured the services of
Paris Opéra conducted by Rossini, were frequently arranged.[5]
Unlike her husband, she maintained Jewish traditions in the household: James is reported as saying "Pour le judaïsme, voyez ma femme (When it comes to Judaism, refer to my wife)."[5] Betty had five children by James:
- Charlotte de Rothschild (1825–1899), who married Nathaniel de Rothschild (1812–1870)
- Mayer Alphonse de Rothschild (1827–1905), who married Leonora de Rothschild (1837–1911), the daughter of Lionel de Rothschild of the English branch of the family.
- Gustave Samuel de Rothschild (1829–1911), who married Cécile Anspach
- Salomon James de Rothschild (1835–1864), who married Adèle von Rothschild (1843–1922), daughter of his cousin Mayer Carl von Rothschild
- Mathilde Hannah von Rothschild of the Naples branch of the Rothschild family[6]
After the death of James de Rothschild in 1868, she spent several months each year in
Her son Edmond, who was an ardent
Ottoman Palestine (now Israel) of Bat Shlomo (Hebrew: בָּת שְׁלֹמֹה, lit. Solomon's Daughter) , named in her memory .[9]
Philanthropy
Betty de Rothschild worked with her husband to found the
See also
References
Notes
- ^ a b c "Betty von Rothschild (1805-1886)". The Rothschild Archive. Rothschild Research Forum. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Genealogy 3:2". The Rothschild Archive. Rothschild Research Forum. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ Conway (2012), p. 208
- ^ Tinterow (1999), p. 416
- ^ a b Robert, Françoise (2020). "Betty de Rothschild 1805-1886". 9e Histoire (in French). Association 9ème Histoire. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Genealogy 3:15". The Rothschild Archive. Rothschild Research Forum. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ https://www.livingonthecotedazur.com/de/beruehmte-villen-der-belle-epoque-in-cannes-und-umgebung/
- ^ a b "Cannes : les VMF 06 en visite chez Betty de Rothschild et Lord Brougham" (PDF). VMF (in French). VMF Patrimoine. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ Steinberg, Jessica (27 July 2012). "After a century, Baron Rothschild's Bat Shlomo vineyards are flourishing again". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "L'hôpital Rothschild hier". rothschild.aphp.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
Sources
- Conway, David (2012). Jewry in Music: Entry to the Profession from the Enlightenment to Richard Wagner. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1107-01538-8
- Tinterow, Gary; Conisbee, Philip; Naef, Hans. (1999) Portraits by Ingres: Image of an Epoch. New York: Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 0-8109-6536-4
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