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Please 1915 Thank-you letter from Robert Baden Powell to Lord Rothschild, 1915 Jewellery designs by Maurice Tripier for Baroness Adelheid de Rothschild, c.1925 Brazilian bond and scrip, 1824 Plan of the Rothschild saltworks, Venice, c.1860 The New Court Shield, c.1865 Livre des comptes de cuisine: Kitchen Account Book, 1833 Presidential ’Thank you’ note, 1904 Staff wages file, 1874-1915 Armstrong Siddeley Motors sales catalogue, 1936 Acquisition of the Witkowitz Ironworks, 1842 Ferdinand de Rothschild’s ’Red Book’, 1897 Jockey’s cap in the Rothschild colours, c.1935 Letter from August Belmont, 1837 Badge of office, the Alliance Assurance Company, 1825 Nathan Mayer Rothschild’s bill-case, 1831 Portrait of Rozsika Rothschild, c.1910 Japanese New Year card, 1909 Programme from the St Swithin’s Musical Society concert season, 1899 Panorama of the funeral procession of the Duke of Wellington, 1852 Portrait of Hannah, Mrs Nathan Mayer Rothschild, 1825 New Court and the London Blitz, 1941 Mr Stephany’s business trip to Spain, 1925 Phrenology reports, the Rothschilds of Aston Clinton, 1849 Election pledge card, 1922 ’Titanic’ letter, 1912 Suez Canal loan receipts, 1876 Royal Mint Refinery lease and parliamentary papers, 1852 Halton House photograph album, 1884 Christmas gift books, 1909, 1912 and 1931 Letters from ’The Front’, First World War 1914-1918 Trade report from Italy, 1828 The ’Warburg’ letter, 1926 ’Lord Rothschild’s Maxims’, 1911 The wedding of Leopold de Rothschild and Marie Perugia, 1881 Nathan Mayer Rothschild’s ’Cotton Book’, 1801-1804 Chinese Sycees, 1901 and 1903 The Family Family name & crest Family Tree Family interests Family estates Fine Art Objets d’Art The Natural World The Arts Science Politics Sport Family philanthropy Arts & education Health & social enterprise Jewish causes Family Foundations The Business Frankfurt banking house London banking house Paris banking house Vienna banking house Naples banking house Other businesses The Alliance Assurance Company The Royal Mint Refinery Wine businesses Rothschild Tea Exhibitions Rothschild Timeline Origins The first identified Rothschild ancestor in Frankfurt House of the ’Red Shield’ built in Frankfurt First use of the name ’Rothschild’ in records Mayer Amschel Rothschild born in Frankfurt Mayer Amschel Rothschild becomes a Court Agent Founder: Mayer Amschel Rothschild and his five sons Birth of Amschel Mayer Rothschild Birth of Salomon Mayer Rothschild Birth of Nathan Mayer Rothschild The ’House of the Green Shield’ Birth of Carl Mayer Rothschild Birth of James Rothschild Nathan Rothschild arrives in Manchester The first client: The Elector of Hesse Cassel Nathan Rothschild moves into New Court The first Rothschild family Partnership agreement Amschel Mayer Rothschild takes over the Frankfurt house James de Rothschild arrives in Paris The ’Waterloo’ commission The first Rothschild loan: the Prussian 5% Loan Salomon Mayer Rothschild arrives in Vienna Carl Mayer Rothschild sets up in Naples Barons of the Austrian Empire Bankers to the World Bankers to Brazil: the Brazilian 5% Loan Alliance Assurance Company founded The house of Rothschild rescues the Bank of England N M Rothschild appointed Bankers to the United States in Europe Lionel Nathan de Rothschild leads the London house Rothschild Firsts Salomon von Rothschild builds Austria’s first steam railway Earliest Rothschild trade with China Rothschild cousins and the first tea in Ceylon Salomon Rothschild buys the Witkowitz (Vítkovice) ironworks de Rothschild Frères develop the Nord line Rothschilds raise Irish famine relief funds Anslem Salomon von Rothschild takes over the Viennese house Gold: the establishment of a Rothschild agency in San Francisco Communication par excellence: Pigeon post Builders, creators, and innovators Mayer Amschel de Rothschild builds Mentmore Foundation of the Hôpital Fondation de Rothschild, Paris Advisers to Queen Victoria & Prince Albert Establishment of the Royal Mint Refinery James de Rothschild builds Château de Ferrières Nathaniel de Rothschild buys Château Brane Mouton Mayer Carl and Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild become joint partners in the Frankfurt house Lionel de Rothschild takes his seat in Parliament as the first Jewish MP First rebuilding of New Court C M de Rothschild e figli in Naples is closed James de Rothschild acquires Château Lafite The sons of James de Rothschild succeed him in the Paris house Opening of the Evelina Hospital, London Alfred de Rothschild appointed a Director of the Bank of England Albert von Rothschild succeeds his father a head of the Viennese house Lionel de Rothschild assists the British Government to purchase shares in the Suez Canal Nathaniel Mayer Rothschild becomes Senior Partner de Rothschild Frères develop their interests in mining Ferdinand de Rothschild completes Waddesdon Manor Nathaniel Rothschild created the first Jewish peer Creation of the Four Percent Industrial Dwellings Company Ltd Formation of The Exploration Company de Rothschild Frères develops interests in Russian oil Walter, 2nd Lord Rothschild creates his museum of natural history Nathaniel von Rothschild credited with introducing football to Austria Liquidation of M A Rothschild & Söhne, Frankfurt St Amant wins the Derby Béatrice Ephrussi builds the villa Ile-de-France Edouard Alphonse and Robert de Rothschild take control of de Rothschild Frères The Fondation Opthalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild opens in Paris Lionel de Rothschild wins ’La perla del Mediterraneo’ Loans to Japan Birth of Miriam Rothschild Lionel de Rothschild experiments with autochromes Birth of Victor, 3rd Lord Rothschild Lord Rothschild as Chairman of the Alliance Assurance Company declines to insure The ’Titanic’ The three Rothschild sons manage the Vienna bank The Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves survey initiated by Charles Rothschild The Aston Clinton Hill Climb World War I New Court and the First World War Alfred de Rothschild becomes Senior Partner The Balfour Declaration is addressed to Walter, 2nd Lord Rothschild Evelyn de Rothschild and Anthony de Rothschild become Partners at New Court Charles Rothschild, scientist and organiser, becomes Senior Partner at New Court Lionel de Rothschild purchases Exbury Between the Wars The first Gold Fixing takes place at New Court Lionel Nathan de Rothschild becomes Senior Partner at New Court Baron Edmond de Rothschild establishes the Palestine Jewish Colonization Association Hannah Mathilde’s legacy in Frankfurt Gunnersbury becomes a public park N M Rothschild & Sons finances expansion of the London Underground N M Rothschild & Sons respond to the Creditanstalt crisis in Austria Support for German Jewish refugees Lionel de Rothschild and The Roads Beautifying Association The Rothschilds in Europe flee Nazi persecution World War II Supporting the war effort: New Court and the Royal Mint Refinery Anthony Gustav de Rothschild becomes sole Partner, N M Rothschild & sons Post War Recovery Château Mouton ’Victory Year’ wine label The French family transform Paris Orléans Rothschilds in the United States: The Amsterdam Overseas Corporation: Edmund de Rothschild becomes a Partner, N M Rothschild & Sons Guy de Rothschild becomes head of de Rothschild Frères N M Rothschild & Sons finance development of natural resources in Canada N M Rothschild & Sons establishes the Merchant Bank of Central Africa Leopold de Rothschild becomes a Partner at New Court Dorothy de Rothschild: patron of the arts and Jewish philanthropist N M Rothschild & Sons sets up its first unit trust Evelyn de Rothschild becomes a Partner of N M Rothschild & Sons Edmund de Rothschild becomes Senior partner and the first non-Rothschild partner appointed Edmond de Rothschild forms La Compagnie Financière Jacob Rothschild becomes a Partner of N M Rothschild & Sons Rothschild returns to Manchester The London bank occupies new offices at New Court Creation of Banque Rothschild and the re-building of the 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