Leopold de Rothschild

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Leopold de Rothschild
Born(1845-11-22)22 November 1845
Died29 May 1917(1917-05-29) (aged 71)
NationalityEnglish
EducationKing's College School
Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Banker
Thoroughbred breeder
Spouse
Evelyn Achille de Rothschild
Anthony Gustav de Rothschild
Parent(s)Lionel de Rothschild
Charlotte von Rothschild
RelativesMayer Amschel de Rothschild (uncle)

Leopold de Rothschild

race horse breeder, and a member of the prominent Rothschild family
.

Biography

Early life

Leopold de Rothschild was the third son and youngest of the five children of Lionel de Rothschild (1808–1879) and Charlotte von Rothschild (1819–1884). He was educated at King's College School then went on to Trinity College, Cambridge.[1]

Banking career

He entered

N M Rothschild & Sons in London, the family's banking business. On the death of his uncle Baron Mayer de Rothschild in 1874, he became head of the family's banking business in London and took over most of his uncle's public offices.[2] He also inherited Ascott House in Ascott, Buckinghamshire
.

Public service

Rothschild was a

Jewish community, serving as vice-president of the Anglo-Jewish Association, chairman of the Jewish Emigration Society, and a treasurer of the London Jewish Board of Deputies
.

Thoroughbred breeding

An avid sportsman, he established Southcourt Stud in

2,000 Guineas
. In the Epsom Derby of 1879 and 1904, his own horses got the cup.

Personal life

In 1881, he married

Edward, Prince of Wales
attended the wedding at London's Central Synagogue. The marriage produced three sons:

They resided at

Jan Davidszoon de Heem
.

In 1912, William Tebbit attempted to assassinate him, firing five shots from a revolver at his vehicle and riddling it with bullets.[6]

Following his death on 29 May 1917, he was interred in the family plot in the Willesden Jewish Cemetery in the North London suburb of Willesden.

Ealing Football Club (RU)

Leopold de Rothschild was the first president of Ealing Football Club (RU) and held this office from 1896 to 1914.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Rothschild, Leopold Lionel (RTST862LL)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). "Rothschild, Nathaniel Mayer, 1st Baron" . Encyclopædia Britannica (12th ed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company.
  3. ^ a b Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes, 1913. Kelly's. p. 1488.
  4. ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36844. London. 12 August 1902. p. 8.
  5. ^ "No. 27467". The London Gazette. 22 August 1902. p. 5461.
  6. ISBN 978-0-14-028662-5
  7. ^ www.respiceprospice.co.uk
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