Amschel Mayer Freiherr[1] von Rothschild (12 June 1773 – 6 December 1855) was a German Jewish banker of the prominent Rothschild family. He was the second child and eldest son of Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812), the founder of the dynasty, and Gutlé Rothschild née Schnapper (1753–1849).
Amschel Mayer von Rothschild | |
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| Born | Amschel Mayer Rothschild 12 June 1773 |
| Died | 6 December 1855 (aged 82) Frankfurt, German Confederation |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Title | Freiherr |
| Parent(s) | Mayer Amschel Rothschild Gutlé Schnapper |
On the death of Mayer Amschel in 1812,[2] Amschel Mayer succeeded as head of the bank M. A. Rothschild & Söhne in Frankfurt, his brothers having been dispatched to set up banking houses in Paris, London, Naples, and Vienna.[3] As Amschel Mayer died childless, his nephews (Anselm, son of Salomon, and Mayer Carl and Wilhelm Carl, sons of Carl) assumed responsibility for the business from 1855.
He was ennobled as Amschel Mayer von Rothschild in 1817, and he became a Freiherr (baron) in 1822. Amschel Mayer Rothschild was close to Orthodox Jewish circles, and he was referred to by Eastern European Jews as "the pious Rothschild" (Yiddish: der frummer Rothschild).[4]
Honours
edit- Commander of the Order of Leopold.[5]
References
edit- ^ Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a rank of nobility, not a first or middle name.
- ^ Weintraub, Stanley (2003). Charlotte and Lionel: A Rothschild Love Story. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743226868.
- ^ Livingstone, Natalie (11 November 2021). The Women of Rothschild: The Untold Story of the World's Most Famous Dynast (1st ed.). United Kingdom: John Murray Press. ISBN 9781529366716.
- ^ Rakeffet-Rothkoff, Aaron (1999). Epstein, Joseph (ed.). The Rav: The World of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. Vol. 2. KTAV Publishing House. p. 85. ISBN 978-0881256154.
- ^ RD of 23.06.1838
