Alain de Rothschild
- Béatrice Rosenberg (née de Rothschild) (b. 1939)
- Éric de Rothschild (b. 1940)
- Robert de Rothschild (b. 1947)
- Elie de Rothschild (brother)
- Guy de Rothschild (cousin)
- Pierre Rosenberg (son-in-law)
- Marie Angliviel de la Beaumelle (granddaughter)
- Saskia de Rothschild (granddaughter)
Gabrielle Nelly Régine Beer
Baron James Gustave Jules Alain de Rothschild (7 January 1910 – 17 October 1982) was a French banker and philanthropist.
Early life
Alain de Rothschild was born on 7 January 1910 in Paris, France.[1] His father was Baron Robert de Rothschild, who was a banker.[1] His mother was Gabrielle Nelly Régine Beer. He was a member of the Rothschild family.[1]
Alain de Rothschild studied at the École libre des Sciences politiques where he graduated in 1931.[2]
During World War II, he was sent to a detention camp.[1]
Career
He started his career at de Rothschild Frères, later known as Banque Rothschild, the family investment bank, in 1946.[1][3] He owned 25%.[1][3]
He was the Chairman of the Investment Society of the North, the Society of Petroleum Investors, the Company of the North and the Discount Bank of France, all of which are owned by the Rothschild family.[3]
He was a co-owner of Château Lafite Rothschild, a wine estate in Pauillac which produces Bordeaux wine.[1]
Philanthropy
He served as the President of the Conservatoire de Paris from 1954 to 1982, and the French Consistory from 1967 to 1982.[4] He served as the Chairman of the Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France from 1976 to 1982.[1][4] In 1973, he became president of the Fondation Rothschild.[2] His foundation, the Institut Alain de Rothschild, was shut down in 1995.[5]
In the aftermath of the 1980 Paris synagogue bombing, he suggested French politicians did not care about what had happened, and questioned "the inexplicable impotence" of the French police.[1] Through the CRIF, he negotiated with President Giscard d'Estaing for increased police forces to keep synagogues safe,[1] and set up tactics to influence the outcome of the 1981 French presidential election.[6]
He spoke out against the Goldenberg restaurant attack, also in Paris, shortly before his death.[1]
Honors
- Officer of the Legion of Honour[3][4]
- Croix de Guerre[1]
Personal life
He married Mary Chauvin du Treuil on 26 January 1938.[1][2] They had three children:[1]
- Béatrice Juliette Ruth de Rothschild (1939–), married to Armand Angliviel de la Beaumelle (m. 1962, div. 1962) and Pierre Rosenberg (m. 1981).[7] [8]
- Éric de Rothschild (1940–), married to Maria-Beatrice Caracciolo Di Forino (m. 1983)
- Robert de Rothschild (1947–), married to Debra Elisa Cohen (m. 1999, wid. 2001)
In 2006, his daughter Béatrice sold part of his rare books collection with the auction house Sotheby's.[8]
Death
When President François Mitterrand was elected in 1981, Rothschild moved to New York City.[3] A year later he died there of a heart attack on 17 October 1982 at the Lenox Hill Hospital on the Upper East Side.[3] His funeral took place in Paris, where he was buried.[3]
Legacy
The Fondation Rothschild – Institut Alain de Rothschild, named in his honour, funds housing for those in need as well as Jewish causes.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Prial, Frank J. (1982-10-19). "ALAIN DE ROTHSCHILD, BANKER AND JEWISH LEADER". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ a b c "James Gustave Jules Alain (Alain) de Rothschild (1910-1982) | Rothschild Family". family.rothschildarchive.org. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Baron Alain de Rothschild; member of banking family". news.google.com. The Day. 19 October 1982. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ a b c "Alain De Rothschild Dead at 72". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 19 October 1982. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "Décret du 10 juillet 1995 approuvant la dissolution d'une fondation reconnue d'utilité publique, abrogeant le décret qui a reconnu cette fondation comme établissement d'utilité publique et autorisant une fondation reconnue d'utilité publique à recevoir son actif et à modifier ses statuts". www.legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). 16 July 1995. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "Giscard's pro-Arab tilt splits French Jewish community". Christian Science Monitor. 1980-04-07. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ Christian Makarian, Jean Pierrard, François Dufay, Le grand état-major du musée Archived 2015-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, Le Point, March 28, 1998
- ^ a b Duponchelle, Valérie (2006-05-23). "Le gène Rothschild". LEFIGARO (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ Fondation Rothschild - Institut Alain de Rothschild
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- Rothschild & Co
- RIT Capital Partners
- Edmond de Rothschild Group
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- S. M. von Rothschild
- Imerys
- Eramet
- Club Med
- Libération
- Economist Group (The Economist)
- Mouton Cadet
- Opus One Winery
- Chemins de Fer du Nord
- Vítkovice Mining and Iron Corporation
- Palestine Jewish Colonization Association
- Yad Hanadiv
- Creditanstalt
- British South Africa Company
- Rio Tinto
- De Beers
- Caspian and Black Sea Oil Company
- Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway
- Asia Resource Minerals
- Genel Energy
- Alliance Assurance
- Rothschild properties in the Home counties
- Ascott House
- Aston Clinton House
- Champneys
- Eythrope
- Exbury Gardens
- Gunnersbury Park
- Halton House
- Mentmore Towers
- Tring Park Mansion
- Waddesdon Manor
- Spencer House
- Palais Rothschild
- Château Mouton Rothschild
- Abbaye des Vaux de Cernay
- Château Clarke
- Château de Ferrières
- Château Lafite
- Château de Laversine
- Château des Laurets
- Château de la Muette
- Château Rothschild, Boulogne-Billancourt
- Haras de Meautry
- Hôtel Lambert
- Hôtel de Marigny
- Hôtel de Pontalba
- Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild
- Talleyrand Building
- Salomon Mayer von Rothschild
- 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
- Nicky Hilton Rothschild
- Serena Rothschild
- Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild
- Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild
- Alphonse James de Rothschild
- Aline Caroline de Rothschild
- Ariane de Rothschild
- Arthur de Rothschild
- Béatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild
- Benjamin de Rothschild
- Betty von Rothschild
- Charlotte de Rothschild
- Bethsabée de Rothschild
- David René de Rothschild
- Edmond Adolphe de Rothschild
- Edmond James de Rothschild
- Édouard Etienne de Rothschild
- Edouard Alphonse de Rothschild
- Élie de Rothschild
- Elisabeth de Rothschild
- Guy de Rothschild
- Hélène de Rothschild
- Henri de Rothschild
- Jacqueline Rebecca de Rothschild
- James Armand de Rothschild
- James Mayer de Rothschild
- Marie-Hélène de Rothschild
- Nadine de Rothschild
- Nathaniel Robert de Rothschild
- Nicole de Rothschild
- Pauline de Rothschild
- Philippe de Rothschild
- Philippine de Rothschild
- Salomon James de Rothschild
- Maurice de Rothschild
- Gustave de Rothschild
- Robert de Rothschild
- Alain de Rothschild
- Éric de Rothschild
- Marie Angliviel de la Beaumelle
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