Mayer Carl von Rothschild
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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.[2]
Early life
Born in
née Herz) and Carl Mayer von Rothschild.[3] Among his siblings were Charlotte (wife of Lionel de Rothschild), Adolphe Carl, Wilhelm Carl (1828–1901), and Anselm Alexander Carl, who died young.[4]
He studied law at the University of Göttingen and the University of Berlin.[5]
Career
After studying law, he joined the family banking firm M. A. Rothschild & Söhne in Frankfurt. Following the death of their uncle Amschel Mayer Rothschild, Mayer Carl and his brother Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild became heads of the firm.[6]
In 1854, the firm was made Banker to the
German Reichstag and took a seat on the Frankfurt city parliament.[5]
In 1871, Rothschild became the first Jewish member of the
House of Lords of Prussia.[5]
Personal life
On 6 April 1842, Rothschild married his cousin
Louise von Rothschild at the London synagogue in Duke's Place.[4] Together, the couple had seven daughters:[7][4]
- Adèle von Rothschild (1843–1922), married to Salomon James de Rothschild (1835–1864) in 1862.
- Emma Louise von Rothschild (1844–1935), married to Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1840–1915) in 1867.
- Clementine Henriette von Rothschild (1845–1865)
- Thérèse von Rothschild (1847–1931), married to James Edouard de Rothschild(1844–1881) in 1871.
- Hannah Luise von Rothschild (1850–1892).
- Agenor, 10th Duke of Gramont, in 1878.[8]
- Louis Philippe Marie Alexandre Berthier, 3rd Prince of Wagram (1836–1911), a son of Napoléon Alexandre Berthier, 2nd Prince of Wagram, in 1882.[9]
Rothschild died on 16 October 1886.[5]
References
- ^ "Mayer Karl, Freiherr von Rothschild : Genealogics".
- ISBN 978-3-7973-0928-0.
- ^ Nasar, Sylvia (23 January 2000). "Masters of the Universe". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-253-34734-3. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ Rothschild Family. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-101-15730-5. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-7432-2686-8. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Duchesse de Gramont Dead". The New York Times. 26 July 1905. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ August 2018: Portrait of a ‘Princess’: Bertha Clara von Rothschild by Ellis William Roberts, 1890, The Rothschild Archive (accessed 4 August 2020)
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