Mayer Carl von Rothschild | |
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Mayer Carl von Rothschild, date unknown
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Born |
Frankfurt |
5 August 1820
Died | 16 October 1886 | (aged 66)
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Banker |
Spouse(s) | |
Children |
Adèle von Rothschild (b. 1843) Emma Louise von Rothschild (b. 1844) Thérèse von Rothschild (b. 1847) Hannah Luise von Rothschild (b. 1850) Margaretha Alexandrine von Rothschild (b. 1855) Bertha Clara von Rothschild (b. 1862) |
Parent(s) | Carl Mayer von Rothschild and Adelheid Herz |
Mayer Carl Freiherr von Rothschild (5 August 1820 – 16 October 1886) was a German Jewish banker and politician, as well as scion of the Rothschild family.
Born in Frankfurt to Adelheid (née Herz) and Carl Mayer von Rothschild, he studied law at the University of Göttingen and the University of Berlin before joining the family banking firm in Frankfurt. After the death of his father, and his uncle Amschel Mayer Rothschild, Mayer Carl and his brother Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild became heads of the firm.
He married Louise von Rothschild in 1842. The couple had seven daughters:
In 1871, he became the first Jewish member of the House of Lords of Prussia.