Rothschild family residences

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

History

Coat of arms granted to Rothschild in 1822 by Emperor Francis I of Austria

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 (French for 'the Rothschild taste'), 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

Palais Albert Rothschild, garden front, c. 1906

View of Rothschild Castle in Waidhofen an der Ybbs

Vienna

Palais Rothschild

Lower Austria

Czech Republic

Šilheřovice Castle

Šilheřovice Castle (also known as Schillersdorf Palace)

France

Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, at Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

Château de Ferrières, Ferrières-en-Brie, Seine-et-Marne

Château de la Muette, on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne in Paris

Hôtel de Pontalba, 8th arrondissement of Paris

Centre-Val de Loire

Château d'Abondant

French Riviera

Hauts-de-France

Île-de-France

Normandy

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Germany

Rothschild Palace in Frankfurt

Hesse

Baden-Württemberg

Rothschild Villa (Hemsbach)

Netherlands

De Haar Castle, outside Utrecht

De Haar Castle

Switzerland

Château de Pregny, Pregny-Chambésy

United Kingdom

Halton House, Buckinghamshire

Mentmore Towers, Buckinghamshire

Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

Greater London

East Midlands

Ashton Wold

East

South East

Yorkshire and the Humber

Swinton Grange

References

^ Elon, Amos (1996). Founder: Meyer Amschel Rothschild and His Time. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-255706-1.
^ Backhaus, Fritz (1996). "The Last of the Court Jews – Mayer Amschel Rothschild and His Sons". In Mann, Vivian B.; Cohen, Richard I. (eds.). From Court Jews to the Rothschilds: Art, Patronage, and Power 1600–1800. New York: Prestel. pp. 79–95. ISBN 978-3-7913-1624-6.
^ Rubinstein, William D.; Jolles, Michael; Rubinstein, Hilary L. (2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780230304666.
^ Leeson, Robert (2014). Hayek: A Collaborative Biography: Part II, Austria, America and the Rise of Hitler, 1899-1933. Springer Publishing. p. 27. ISBN 9781137325099. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
^ The House of Rothschild: Money's prophets, 1798–1848, Volume 1, Niall Ferguson, 1999, page 481-85
^ "The Rothschild story: A golden era ends for a secretive dynasty". The Independent. Archived from the original on 15 January 2006.
^ The Secret Life of the Jazz Baroness, from The Times 11 April 2009, Rosie Boycott
^ The Rothschilds: Portrait of a Dynasty, By Frederic Morton, page 11
^ Robert Booth (8 July 2011). "Million-pound bash for rising star of the super-rich". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
^ "Rothschild Family Estates by Country". family.rothschildarchive.org. The Rothschild Archive. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
^ Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé: The Collection, p. 12. Published by Collection Rolf Heyne (ISBN 978-3-89910-430-1)

[1] Elon, Amos (1996). Founder: Meyer Amschel Rothschild and His Time. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-255706-1.

[2] Backhaus, Fritz (1996). "The Last of the Court Jews – Mayer Amschel Rothschild and His Sons". In Mann, Vivian B.; Cohen, Richard I. (eds.). From Court Jews to the Rothschilds: Art, Patronage, and Power 1600–1800. New York: Prestel. pp. 79–95. ISBN 978-3-7913-1624-6.

[3] Rubinstein, William D.; Jolles, Michael; Rubinstein, Hilary L. (2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780230304666.

[4] Leeson, Robert (2014). Hayek: A Collaborative Biography: Part II, Austria, America and the Rise of Hitler, 1899-1933. Springer Publishing. p. 27. ISBN 9781137325099. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

[Rothschild_1999,_page_481-85-5] The House of Rothschild: Money's prophets, 1798–1848, Volume 1, Niall Ferguson, 1999, page 481-85

[6] "The Rothschild story: A golden era ends for a secretive dynasty". The Independent. Archived from the original on 15 January 2006.

[Jazz_Baroness_2009-7] The Secret Life of the Jazz Baroness, from The Times 11 April 2009, Rosie Boycott

[The_Rothschilds_page_11-8] The Rothschilds: Portrait of a Dynasty, By Frederic Morton, page 11

[guardian.co.uk-9] Robert Booth (8 July 2011). "Million-pound bash for rising star of the super-rich". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

[rothschildarchive-10] "Rothschild Family Estates by Country". family.rothschildarchive.org. The Rothschild Archive. Retrieved 12 September 2024.

[YSLPB12-11] Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé: The Collection, p. 12. Published by Collection Rolf Heyne (ISBN 978-3-89910-430-1)

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