Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: Bardi family, Baring family, Berenberg-Gossler-Seyler banking dynasty, Cerchi, Clifford family (bankers), Fugger, Gondi family, Hochstetter, List of banking families, Oppenheim family, Peruzzi, Rothschild family, Solaro (family), Wallenberg family, Warburg family, Welser. Excerpt: The Rothschild family (, German: , French: , Italian: ), or more simply as the Rothschilds, is a ...
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: Bardi family, Baring family, Berenberg-Gossler-Seyler banking dynasty, Cerchi, Clifford family (bankers), Fugger, Gondi family, Hochstetter, List of banking families, Oppenheim family, Peruzzi, Rothschild family, Solaro (family), Wallenberg family, Warburg family, Welser. Excerpt: The Rothschild family (, German: , French: , Italian: ), or more simply as the Rothschilds, is a family, originating in Frankfurt, Germany, that established a European banking dynasty starting in the late 18th century, that came even to surpass the most powerful families of the 1700s such as Baring and Berenberg. Five lines of the Austrian branch of the family have been elevated to Austrian nobility, being given five hereditary titles of Barons of the Habsburg Empire by Emperor Francis II in 1816. Another line, of the British branch of the family, was elevated to British nobility at the request of Queen Victoria, being given the two hereditary titles of Baronet (1847) and Baron (1885). During the 1800s, when it was at its height, the Rothschild family is believed to have possessed by far the largest private fortune in the world as well as by far the largest fortune in modern world history. The family's wealth is believed to have subsequently declined, as it was divided amongst hundreds of descendants. Today, Rothschild businesses are on a far smaller scale than they were throughout the 19th century, although they encompass a diverse range of fields, including: mining, banks, energy, mixed farming, wine, and charities. The first member of the family who was known to use the name "Rothschild" was Izaak Elchanan Rothschild, born in 1577. The name means "Red Shield" in old German. The family's ascent to international prominence began in 1744, with the birth of Mayer Amschel Rothschild in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He was the son of Amschel...
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