The Rothschild family residences are palaces, castles and houses which are, or were, occupied by members of the Rothschild family in Europe.
History
The Rothschild family originated from Frankfurt. The family rose to prominence with Mayer Amschel Rothschild, who established his banking business in the 1760s. Rothschild was able to establish an international banking family through his five sons, who established businesses in Paris, Frankfurt, London, Vienna, and Naples. The family was elevated to noble rank in the Holy Roman Empire and the United Kingdom.
The family used their extraordinary wealth, considered the largest private fortune in the world,The House of Rothschild: Money's prophets, 1798–1848, Volume 1, Niall Ferguson, 1999, page 481-85The Secret Life of the Jazz Baroness, from The Times 11 April 2009, Rosie Boycott to acquire businesses in a diverse range of fields, including financial services, real estate, mining, energy, agriculture, winemaking.The Rothschilds: Portrait of a Dynasty, By Frederic Morton, page 11 They also built or acquired a number of palaces, castles and houses throughout Europe, many of which remain standing today. In England, they owned a number of country seats in the home counties.
The Rothschild style, known as le goût Rothschild (), describes a detailed, elaborate style of interior decoration during the nineteenth century. The Rothschild aesthetic and life-style later influenced other rich and powerful families, including the Astors, Vanderbilts and Rockefellers, and became hallmarks of the American Gilded Age. Aspects of le goût Rothschild continued into the twentieth century, affecting such designers as Yves Saint Laurent and Robert Denning.Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé: The Collection, p. 12. Published by Collection Rolf Heyne ()
List of properties Austria
Vienna Palais Rothschild Palais Albert Rothschild Palais Nathaniel Rothschild Palais Rothschild (Metternichgasse) Palais Rothschild (Prinz-Eugen-Straße) Palais Rothschild (Renngasse)
Lower Austria Enzesfeld Castle Rothschild Castle (Waidhofen) Sitzenberg Castle Steinbach Castle (Göstling)
Czech Republic
Šilheřovice Castle (also known as Schillersdorf Palace)
France
Centre-Val de Loire Château d'Abondant
French Riviera Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild Villa Rothschild Villa Victoria (Grasse)
Hauts-de-France Château des Fontaines Château de Laversine Château de Montvillargenne Château de Vallière Laversine Park
Île-de-France Château d'Armainvilliers Château de Ferrières Château de la Guette Château de la Muette Château Rothschild Château de Suresnes Hôtel de Marigny Hôtel Perrinet de Jars Hôtel de Pontalba Hôtel Saint-Florentin Hotel Ephrussi-Rothschild Hôtel Lambert Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild Royaumont Abbey Palace Vaux-de-Cernay Abbey
Normandy Haras de Meautry Château de Reux Villa Strassburger
Nouvelle-Aquitaine Château d'Armailhac Château Clarke Château Duhart-Milon Château Lafite Rothschild Château des Laurets Château Mouton Rothschild
Germany
Hesse Rothschild Palace (Jewish Museum Frankfurt) Fahrgasse 146 Rothschild-Goldschmidt Palace Rennhof Castle Villa Grüneburg Villa Günthersburg Villa Rothschild (Königstein)
Baden-Württemberg Rothschild Villa (Hemsbach)
Italy Naples Villa Pignatelli Venice Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti
Netherlands
De Haar Castle
Switzerland
Château de Pregny Castel Beau Cèdre
United Kingdom
Greater London 5 Hamilton Place Gunnersbury Park Kingston House New Court Spencer House, Westminster
East Midlands Ashton Wold
East Woodwalton Fen Champneys Pleasaunce Palace House Rushbrooke Hall Tring Park Mansion
South East Ascott House Aston Clinton House Elsfield Manor Exbury Gardens Exbury House Eythrope Flint House, Buckinghamshire Halton House Hamble Cliff House Mentmore Towers Princes Risborough Manor House Shorncliffe Lodge Waddesdon Manor
Yorkshire and the Humber Swinton Grange
See also Rothschild family
References