Robert de Rothschild
Alain de Rothschild (b. 1910)
Cécile de Rothschild (b. 1913)
Élie de Rothschild (b. 1917)
Cécile Anspach
Guy de Rothschild (nephew)
Baron Robert Philippe Gustave de Rothschild (19 January 1880 – 25 December 1946) was a French banker, philanthropist and polo player.
Early life
Robert de Rothschild was born on 19 January 1880 in Paris, France.[1] He was the youngest of six children of banker Baron Gustave de Rothschild, and the former Cécile Anspach. Among his elder siblings were Zoé Lucie Betty de Rothschild (wife of Belgian banker Léon Lambert) and Aline Caroline de Rothschild (who married Sir Edward Sassoon).[2]
Career
He was a banker who supported Jewish causes in France, and later New York City.[3] After the war, he supported efforts to revive Jewish life in France.[3]
During World War II, he was on the Nazi blacklist.[3] Moreover, his French citizenship was nullified by the Vichy government because he was Jewish.[3] He escaped to England and emigrated to the United States, arriving in New York City in August 1940.[3] He stayed there for five years, throughout the war years.[3]
Polo
He was a four-goal polo player.[4] He was the founder of the Deauville International Polo Club in 1907.[5] He organized the Laversine Open Polo Cup on the grounds of his chateau Laversine in Saint-Maximin. He also organized tournaments in Apremont in 1920.[6] By 1995, the Château de Chantilly in Apremont was home to the Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly.[6]
He won the International Paris Tournament in 1907 and the Paris Open in 1920.[4]
Personal life
On 6 March 1907, he married Gabrielle Nelly Régine Beer. Together, they resided at the Château de Laversine and had two sons, who were captured by the Nazis and held prisoner during the War,[3] and two daughters:[3]
- Diane Cécile Alice Juliette de Rothschild (1907–1996), who married Anatol Mühlstein in 1932.[7] They divorced after the War and she married Joseph Benvenuti in 1952.[8]
- James Gustave Jules Alain de Rothschild (1910–1982), who married Mary Chauvin du Treuil in 1938.[9]
- Cécile Léonie Eugénie Gudule Lucie de Rothschild (1913–1995), the companion of actress Greta Garbo.[10]
- Élie Robert de Rothschild (1917–2007), who married Liliane Fould-Springer in 1942.[11]
Rothschild died of pneumonia on Christmas Day, 25 December 1946 in Lausanne, Switzerland at age 66.[3][12]
Descendants
Through his daughter Diane, he was the grandfather of three: artist Cécile, historian Anka, and pediatric endocrinologist Nathalie.[13]
References
- ^ Robert de Rothschild, Bibliothèque nationale de France
- ^ "BARON DE ROTHSCHILD DEAD.; Gustave Samuel James, Partner In Great, Banking Firm, Was 82 Years Old". The New York Times. 29 November 1911. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Baron Robert De Rothschild Dies at 66; Spent War Years in the United States, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, December 27, 1946
- ^ a b Horace A. Laffaye, The Polo Encyclopedia, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2004, p. 322 [1]
- ^ Deauville International Polo Club: Le Club: 120 ans de polo à Deauville.
- ^ a b Le Polo Club de Chantilly : un Site Historique
- ^ Gelder, Lawrence Van (16 October 1983). "LONG ISLANDERS; A ROTHSCHILD STORY WITH A DIFFERENCE". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Diane Cécile Alice Juliette de Rothschild (1907-1996) | Rothschild Family". family.rothschildarchive.org. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Prial, Frank J. (19 October 1982). "ALAIN DE ROTHSCHILD, BANKER AND JEWISH LEADER". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Cécile Léonie Eugénie Gudule Lucie de Rothschild (1913-1995) | Rothschild Family". family.rothschildarchive.org. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Asimov, Eric (7 August 2007). "Baron Elie de Rothschild Is Dead at 90". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Baron Rothschild Of Banking Family. Robert, a Member of the Paris Branch, Dies in Lausanne. Had Spent Exile Here". New York Times. December 26, 1946. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
Robert, Baron de Rothschild, retired member of the Paris banking family, died in Lausanne, Switzerland, today after a long illness, it was learned here tonight. His age was 66.
- ^ "Diane Cécile Alice Juliette de Rothschild (1907-1996) | Rothschild Family". family.rothschildarchive.org. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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- Anselm Salomon von Rothschild
- Mathilde Hannah von Rothschild
- Nathaniel Mayer Anselm von Rothschild
- Ferdinand de Rothschild
- Salomon Albert Anmselm von Rothschild
- Ludwig (Louis) von Rothschild
- Eugéne Daniel von Rothschild
- Jeanne Stuart von Rothschild
- Alice Charlotte von Rothschild
- Alfred de Rothschild
- Amschel Mayor James Rothschild
- Sir Anthony de Rothschild, 1st Baronet
- Anthony Gustav de Rothschild
- Anthony James de Rothschild
- Charles Rothschild
- Charlotte Henriette de Rothschild
- David Mayer de Rothschild
- Dorothy de Rothschild
- Edmund Leopold de Rothschild
- Emma Georgina Rothschild
- Evelina de Rothschild
- Evelyn Achille de Rothschild
- Sir Evelyn de Rothschild
- Ferdinand de Rothschild
- Hannah de Rothschild, Countess of Rosebery
- Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild
- Kathleen (Nica de Koenigswarter) Rothschild
- Leopold de Rothschild
- Leopold David de Rothschild
- Lionel de Rothschild
- Lionel Nathan de Rothschild
- Lynn Forester de Rothschild
- Mayer Amschel de Rothschild
- Miriam Louisa Rothschild
- Nathaniel de Rothschild
- Nathan Mayer Rothschild
- Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild
- Nathaniel Rothschild, 5th Baron Rothschild
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- Serena Rothschild
- Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild
- Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild
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