Lazare Richtenberger

Lazare Richtenberger (1792 – 3 December 1853) was Holy Roman Empire-born banker of Jewish descent. He was closely connected to the court of Leopold I of Belgium and later was awarded the Order of Leopold.

Richtenberger served as James Mayer de Rothschild's agent in Brussels from 1832 on,^[1] in the early years after the foundation of the Kingdom of Belgium. He was joined by Samuel Lambert, who later became his son-in-law. As of 1843, the name of the firm was “Lambert–Richtenberger, agent Rothschild”.^[2] After Richtenberger's death in 1853, Lambert took over the firm and combined it with his father's company, also an agency of Rothschild, in Antwerp to form the Banque Lambert.^[3]