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Definition of: Rothschild
(rôth′child, Ger. rōt′shilt)
A family of European bankers, of whom the first, Meyer Amschel,
1743–1812, established a bank in Frankfort on the Main. His sons opened branches: James,
1792–1868, at Paris; Karl,
1788–1855, at Naples; Nathan Meyer,
1777–1836, at London; Salomon,
1774–1855, at Vienna.
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