History - Rothschild
The Rothschilds are a pan-European Jewish family, who take their name from the house of their 16th century ancestors, ‘zum roten Schild’ (at the sign of the red shield), in Frankfurt’s Jewish ghetto.
Rothschild - Wikipedia
Rothschild (German pronunciation: [ˈʁoːt.ʃɪlt]) is a name derived from the German zum rothen Schild (with the old spelling "th"), meaning "to the red shield", in reference to the houses where …
The Family ‹ Family name & crest :: The Rothschild Archive
The name can be traced back to a sixteenth-century ancestor of Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812), Isaak Elchanan, who took the name Rothschild from a small house he occupied at …
Nathan Rothschild: the mastermind behind the dynasty
In 1743, a goldsmith named Moses Amschel Bauer opened a counting house in Frankfurt. Over the door, Bauer placed a sign depicting a Roman eagle on a red shield and the company …
ROTHSCHILD - JewishEncyclopedia.com
Celebrated family of financiers, the Fuggers of the nineteenth century, deriving its name from the sign of a red shield borne by the house No. 148 in the Judengasse of Frankfort-on-the-Main. This house is mentioned in the "Judenstädtigkeit" of …
Rothschild family | History & Facts | Britannica Money
The Rothschild family is the most famous of European banking dynasties, dating back as a banking house to the late 18th century. The Rothschilds had considerable economic influence …
Rothschild family summary | Britannica
Rothschild family, European banking dynasty. It was founded by Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812), who started out in a Frankfurt banking house. The family name derived from the red shield (rote Schild) on the house in the Jewish …
Mayer Amshel – Founder Of the Rothschild Dynasty
Mayer Amshel, the founder of the Rothschild dynasty, was a coin dealer in Frankfurt, a specialist in antique coins, who eventually became the family’s first banker. The Rothschild name originated in the red sign (in German, rot schild ) …
Culture : Rothschild: A Dynasty Diversified - Los …
20 dec. 1994 · Naysayers of European unity today might do well to visit “The Rothschilds,” an exhibit subtitled “A European Family” at Frankfurt’s Jewish Museum, to see just how little is new in the idea of...
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