Adelheid von Rothschild
Adelheid von Rothschild (also Adélaïde de Rothschild, 19 August 1853 – 22 June 1935) was a member of the Rothschild family.
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| Born | 19 August 1853 |
| Died | 22 June 1935 (aged 81) |
| Resting place | Ramat HaNadiv (Israel) |
| Nationality | German French |
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| Children | James Armand de Rothschild Maurice de Rothschild Alexandrine de Rothschild |
| Parent(s) | Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild Mathilde Hannah von Rothschild |
| Relatives | Edmond Adolphe de Rothschild (grandson) |
Early life
Adelheid was born on 19 August 1853 in Frankfurt. She was one of three daughters of Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild and Mathilde Hannah von Rothschild of the Naples branch of the Rothschild family.
Her paternal grandparents were Carl Mayer von Rothschild and Adelheid (née Hertz) von Rothschild. Her maternal grandparents were Anselm von Rothschild and Charlotte Nathan Rothschild (the daughter of Nathan Mayer Rothschild).
Personal life
In 1877, she married her cousin Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild (1845–1934), the youngest child of James Mayer Rothschild and Betty von Rothschild. Together, they were the parents of three children:[1]
- James Armand Edmond de Rothschild (1878–1957), who married Dorothy Mathilde Pinto (1895–1988)
- Maurice Edmond Karl de Rothschild (1881–1957), who married Noémie Halphen (1888–1968)
- Miriam Caroline Alexandrine de Rothschild.[1]
From the 1880s, Adelheid became involved in her husband's life work in Palestine. In 1954, her remains were laid to rest alongside those of her husband at Ramat HaNadiv in Israel.[1][2]
Descendants
Through her son Maurice, she was the grandmother of Baron Edmond Adolphe Maurice Jules Jacques de Rothschild (1926–1997), who married Nadine Lhopitalier (b. 1932).
References
- https://family.rothschildarchive.org/people/79-adelheid-von-rothschild-1853-1935
- "Bodies of de Rothschilds To Be Taken to Holy Land". The New York Times. 20 November 1935. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
External links
Media related to Adelheid de Rothschild (née von Rothschild) at Wikimedia Commons
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