Mayer Carl
Freiherr von Rothschild | |
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Born | |
Died | 16 October 1886 | (aged 66)
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Banker |
Spouse | Louise von Rothschild |
Children |
Adèle von Rothschild Emma Louise von Rothschild Thérèse von Rothschild Hannah Luise von Rothschild Margaretha Alexandrine von Rothschild Bertha Clara von Rothschild |
Parent(s) |
Carl Mayer von Rothschild Adelheid Herz |
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]
Born in Frankfurt on 5 August 1820. He was a son of Adelheid ( 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]
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 Court of Prussia. He was appointed the Duchy of Parma consulship in Frankfurt, Consul of Bavaria and Austrian Consul-General and, in 1866, he took part in a Frankfurt delegation to Berlin to demand a reduction in the contribution to the war effort, was a deputy in the North German Diet, a member of 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]
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]
Rothschild died on 16 October 1886. [5]
Mayer Carl
Freiherr von Rothschild | |
---|---|
Born | |
Died | 16 October 1886 | (aged 66)
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Banker |
Spouse | Louise von Rothschild |
Children |
Adèle von Rothschild Emma Louise von Rothschild Thérèse von Rothschild Hannah Luise von Rothschild Margaretha Alexandrine von Rothschild Bertha Clara von Rothschild |
Parent(s) |
Carl Mayer von Rothschild Adelheid Herz |
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]
Born in Frankfurt on 5 August 1820. He was a son of Adelheid ( 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]
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 Court of Prussia. He was appointed the Duchy of Parma consulship in Frankfurt, Consul of Bavaria and Austrian Consul-General and, in 1866, he took part in a Frankfurt delegation to Berlin to demand a reduction in the contribution to the war effort, was a deputy in the North German Diet, a member of 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]
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]
Rothschild died on 16 October 1886. [5]