Rothschild family residences explained

The Rothschild family residences are palaces, castles and houses which are, or were, occupied by members of the Rothschild family in Europe.

History

The Rothschild family originated from Frankfurt. The family rose to prominence with Mayer Amschel Rothschild, who established his banking business in the 1760s.[1] Rothschild was able to establish an international banking family through his five sons,[2] who established businesses in Paris, Frankfurt, London, Vienna, and Naples. The family was elevated to noble rank in the Holy Roman Empire and the United Kingdom.[3] [4]

The family used their extraordinary wealth, considered the largest private fortune in the world,[5] [6] [7] to acquire businesses in a diverse range of fields, including financial services, real estate, mining, energy, agriculture, winemaking.[8] [9] They also built or acquired a number of palaces, castles and houses throughout Europe, many of which remain standing today. In England, they owned a number of country seats in the home counties.[10]

The Rothschild style, known as le goût Rothschild, describes a detailed, elaborate style of interior decoration during the nineteenth century. The Rothschild aesthetic and life-style later influenced other rich and powerful families, including the Astors, Vanderbilts and Rockefellers, and became hallmarks of the American Gilded Age. Aspects of le goût Rothschild continued into the twentieth century, affecting such designers as Yves Saint Laurent and Robert Denning.[11]

List of properties

Austria

Vienna

Lower Austria

Czech Republic

France

Centre-Val de Loire

French Riviera

Hauts-de-France

Île-de-France

Normandy

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Germany

Hesse

Baden-Württemberg

Netherlands

Switzerland

United Kingdom

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Greater London

East Midlands

East

South East

Yorkshire and the Humber

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Elon, Amos . Founder: Meyer Amschel Rothschild and His Time . HarperCollins . 1996 . 978-0-00-255706-1 . New York . en-US.
  2. Book: Backhaus, Fritz . 1996 . The Last of the Court Jews – Mayer Amschel Rothschild and His Sons . From Court Jews to the Rothschilds: Art, Patronage, and Power 1600–1800 . Vivian B. . Mann . Richard I. . Cohen . . Prestel . 79–95. 978-3-7913-1624-6.
  3. Book: The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Rubinstein. William D.. Jolles. Michael. Rubinstein. Hilary L.. William Rubinstein. Hilary L. Rubinstein. Palgrave Macmillan. 9780230304666. 2011.
  4. Book: Leeson, Robert. Hayek: A Collaborative Biography: Part II, Austria, America and the Rise of Hitler, 1899-1933. Springer Publishing. 9781137325099. 2014. 27. 26 June 2019. 26 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230326031110/https://books.google.com/books?id=MNaHDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA27. live.
  5. The House of Rothschild: Money's prophets, 1798–1848, Volume 1, Niall Ferguson, 1999, page 481-85
  6. News: The Rothschild story: A golden era ends for a secretive dynasty . https://web.archive.org/web/20060115031554/http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article56239.ece . 15 January 2006. The Independent.
  7. The Secret Life of the Jazz Baroness, from The Times 11 April 2009, Rosie Boycott
  8. The Rothschilds: Portrait of a Dynasty, By Frederic Morton, page 11
  9. News: Million-pound bash for rising star of the super-rich . 8 July 2011 . Robert Booth . . . 13 December 2016 . 5 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210505094755/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jul/08/million-pound-bash-nat-rothschild . live.
  10. Web site: Rothschild Family Estates by Country . family.rothschildarchive.org . The Rothschild Archive . 12 September 2024.
  11. Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé: The Collection, p. 12. Published by Collection Rolf Heyne

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