Who founded the Rothschild family?

Rothschild family, the most famous of all European banking dynasties, which for some 200 years exerted great influence on the economic and, indirectly, the political history of Europe. The house was founded by Mayer Amschel Rothschild (b. February 23, 1744, Frankfurt am Main—d. September 19, 1812, Frankfurt) and his five sons, Amschel Mayer (b.

Who are the Rothschild brothers?

Family philanthropy Brought up in the Jewish ghetto of Frankfurt, the five Rothschild brothers were imbued with a strong sense of the tradition of Zedaka, which places expectations on members of the community to work for social justice by offering material support for those in need.

Who were the most famous members of the Rothschild family?

Prominent marriages into the family include, among many others: Elisabeth Pelletier de Chambure (1902–1945), the only member of the Rothschild family to die in the Holocaust. Amartya Sen (born 1933), Nobel Laureate, Indian economist and philosopher x Emma Georgina Rothschild of the Rothschild banking family of England.