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Baron James Mayer de Rothschild (born Jakob Mayer Rothschild; 15 May 1792 – 15 November 1868) was a German-French banker and the founder of the French branch of the prominent Rothschild family.
James Mayer de Rothschild was the youngest child of Mayer Amschel Rothschild. He was born in the house of the Grünes Schild in the Judengasse in Frankfurt on 15 August 1792. Six years later his brother Nathan left Frankfurt to further the family business which James himself was eventually to lead after Nathan's death.
James Mayer de Rothschild (1792-1868) was in Paris from the age of 19, co-ordinating the purchase of specie and bullion for his brother Nathan (1777-1836). Between 1814 and 1815 he was the lynchpin in Nathan’s plan to supply Wellington’s armies with funds.
May 9, 2024 · Established by Mayer Amschel Rothschild in the 18th century, the empire grew to prominence under his five sons: Nathan Mayer, James Mayer, Salomon Mayer, Carl Mayer, and Amschel Mayer.
The Rothschild family ( / ˈrɒθ ( s) tʃaɪld / ROTH (S)-chylde German: [ˈʁoːt.ʃɪlt]) is a wealthy Ashkenazi Jewish noble banking family originally from Frankfurt that rose to prominence with Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812), a court factor to the German Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel in the Free City of Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire, who establishe...
May 25, 2024 · April 24, 1788—d. March 10, 1855, Naples), and Jakob, or James, Mayer (b. May 15, 1792—d. November 15, 1868, Paris). Starting out in a Frankfurt banking house, Mayer and his sons became international bankers, establishing branches in London, Paris, Vienna, and Naples by the 1820s.
Discover the portraits of James Mayer de Rothschild, the influential banker, art collector and philanthropist who shaped the history of France and Europe.
Baron James Mayer de Rothschild (born Jakob Mayer Rothschild; 15 May 1792 – 15 November 1868) was a German - French banker and the founder of the French branch of the prominent Rothschild family.
Banker; b. in Frankfurt-am-Main, the fifth son of Mayer Amschel Rothschild. Set up the Paris branch of the Rothschild family in 1811, where became the most powerful banker of the country. 2 related objects
With no secular education and barely able to speak or write German, Mayer Rothschild (1744-1812) became one of the richest men in Germany. He founded a dynasty of bankers who financed the wars and whims of nobility and governments.
