Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild
Banker, Olympic athlete
1868 – 1949
Who was Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild?
Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild was a French financier and a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of France.
Born in Paris, Édouard de Rothschild was the only son of Baron Alphonse James de Rothschild. His mother was Leonora de Rothschild, the daughter of Lionel de Rothschild of the English branch of the family. He was raised in a Paris mansion at 2 rue Saint-Florentin that is now home to the United States Embassy as well as at Château de Ferrières in the country.
On 1 March 1905, Edouard de Rothschild married Germaine Alice Halphen. They had four children, but according to his daughter Jacqueline, neither parent paid much attention to them.
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- Born
- Feb 24, 1868
Paris - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Germaine Halphen
(1905 - )
- Germaine Halphen
- Children
- Religion
- Judaism
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 30, 1949
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on July 23, 2013
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