Aline Caroline de Rothschild

French socialite

Edward Albert Sassoon

(m. 1887)

ChildrenPhilip Albert Gustave David (b. 1888)
Sybil Rachel Bettie Cécile, Marchioness of Cholmondeley (b. 1894)Parent(s)Gustave de Rothschild
Cécile Anspach

Aline Caroline de Rothschild, Lady Sassoon (21 October 1867 – 28 July 1909)^[1] was a French socialite and daughter of Cécile Anspach and Baron Gustave de Rothschild of the Rothschild family.

She was born in Paris, where her parents had a house on Avenue Marigny.^[2] In 1887, aged 19, she married Edward Sassoon (later Sir Edward Sassoon, 2nd Bt.) (1856–1912).^[3] They had two children:

Sir Philip Albert Gustave David Sassoon, 3rd Bt. (1888–1939)
Sybil Rachel Bettie Cécile, Marchioness of Cholmondeley (1894–1989)

The family settled in London at 25, Kensington Gore, where de Rothschild, a talented artist, set up her own studio. She was part of a group of 'personages distinguished for their breeding, beauty, delicacy and discrimination of mind' called 'The Souls'.^[4]

De Rothschild died in Paris on 28 July 1909.^[5] Her great-great-grandson is actor Jack Huston.^[6]

References

^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Page 3416
^ "Aline Caroline de Rothschild (1867-1909)". The Rothschild Archive. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^ Sir Edward Sassoon in the Jewish Encyclopedia
^ "Aline Caroline de Rothschild (1867-1909)". The Rothschild Archive. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ "Aline Caroline de Rothschild (1867-1909)". The Rothschild Archive. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ Hoyle, Ben (3 September 2016). "Jack Huston: 'Chariot racing? There's no way in hell I'm going to do that'". The Times. Retrieved 8 July 2018.