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Robert de Rothschild

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Robert de Rothschild
Born
Robert Philippe Gustave de Rothschild

19 January 1880
Paris , France
Died 25 December 1946 (1946-12-25) (aged 66)
Lausanne , Switzerland
Occupation(s) Banker, philanthropist, polo player
Title Baron
Spouse
Gabrielle Nelly Regine Beer
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( m.  1907) ​
Children Diane de Rothschild ( b. 1907)
Alain de Rothschild ( b. 1910)
Cecile de Rothschild ( b. 1913)
Elie de Rothschild ( b. 1917)
Parent(s) Gustave de Rothschild
Cecile Anspach
Relatives James Mayer de Rothschild (paternal grandfather)
Guy de Rothschild (nephew)

Robert Philippe Gustave de Rothschild (19 January 1880 ? 25 December 1946) was a French banker, philanthropist and polo player.

Early life [ edit ]

Robert de Rothschild was born on 19 January 1880 in Paris, France . [1] His father, Baron Gustave de Rothschild , was a banker. His mother was Cecile Anspach.

Career [ edit ]

He was a banker.

During World War II, he was on the Nazi blacklist. [2] Moreover, his French citizenship was nullified by the Vichy government because he was Jewish. [2] He escaped to England and emigrated to the United States, arriving in New York City in August 1940. [2] He stayed there for five years, throughout the war years. [2]

Philanthropy [ edit ]

He supported Jewish causes in France, and later New York City. [2] After the war, he supported efforts to revive Jewish life in France. [2]

Polo [ edit ]

He was a four-goal polo player. [3] He was the founder of the Deauville International Polo Club in 1907. [4] He organized the Laversine Open Polo Cup on the grounds of his chateau Laversine in Saint-Maximin . He also organized tournaments in Apremont in 1920. [5] By 1995, the Chateau de Chantilly in Apremont was home to the Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly . [5]

He won the International Paris Tournament in 1907 and the Paris Open in 1920. [3]

Personal life [ edit ]

He married Gabrielle Nelly Regine Beer on 6 March 1907. They resided at the Chateau de Laversine . They had two sons and two daughters: [2]

  1. Diane Cecile Alice Juliette de Rothschild (1907?1996), married to Anatol Muhlstein ( m. 1932), and Joseph Benvenuti ( m. 1952)
  2. James Gustave Jules Alain de Rothschild (1910?1982), married Mary Chauvin du Treuil ( m. 1938)
  3. Cecile Leonie Eugenie Gudule Lucie de Rothschild (1913?1995)
  4. Elie Robert de Rothschild (1917?2007), married to Liliane Fould-Springer ( m. 1942)

During the war, his two sons were captured by the Nazis. [2]

Death [ edit ]

He died of pneumonia on Christmas Day, 25 December 1946 in Lausanne, Switzerland at age 66. [2] [6]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Robert de Rothschild , Bibliotheque nationale de France
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Baron Robert De Rothschild Dies at 66; Spent War Years in the United States , Jewish Telegraphic Agency , December 27, 1946
  3. ^ a b Horace A. Laffaye, The Polo Encyclopedia , Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2004, p. 322 [1]
  4. ^ Deauville International Polo Club: Le Club: 120 ans de polo a Deauville.
  5. ^ a b Le Polo Club de Chantilly : un Site Historique
  6. ^ "Baron Rothschild Of Banking Family. Robert, a Member of the Paris Branch, Dies in Lausanne. Had Spent Exile Here" . New York Times . December 26, 1946 . Retrieved 2015-06-22 . Robert, Baron de Rothschild, retired member of the Paris banking family, died in Lausanne, Switzerland, today after a long illness, it was learned here tonight. His age was 66.
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