From the beginning of the 19th century, the Rothschilds, who were originally based in Frankfurt am Main, rose within a single generation to become the best-known family of bankers of Jewish origin. In addition to the traditional head office in Frankfurt, Mayer Amschel Rothschild’s five sons established Rothschild banking houses in London (1809), Paris (1810), Vienna (1821), and N…
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Weber, Klaus, “Rothschilds”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture Online, Original German Language Edition: Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur. Im Auftrag der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig herausgegeben von Dan Diner. © J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart/Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2011–2017. Consulted online on 22 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-8894_ejhc_COM_0758>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20221116
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