Rothschild family residences

Places occupied by members of the Rothschild family From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

House of the Rothschild family, Judengasse, Frankfurt

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

Lower Austria

Czech Republic

Šilheřovice Castle

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

French Riviera

Hauts-de-France

Île-de-France

Normandy

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Germany

Rothschild Palace in Frankfurt

Hesse

Baden-Württemberg

  • Rothschild Villa (Hemsbach)

Italy

Naples

Venice

Netherlands

De Haar Castle, outside Utrecht

Switzerland

Château de Pregny, Pregny-Chambésy

United Kingdom

Halton House, Buckinghamshire
Mentmore Towers, Buckinghamshire
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

Greater London

East Midlands

East

South East

Yorkshire and the Humber

  • Swinton Grange

See also

References

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