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de Rothschild Frères, Paris (The Paris house)

The Rothschild Archive (Public site: "The Business")

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  1. Originally trading as J M Rothschild, James changed the name of the firm to de Rothschild Frères with James, Amschel (1773-1855), Salomon (1774-1855), Nathan (1777-1836) and Carl (1788-1855) as partners
  2. Between 1814 and 1815 he was the lynchpin in Nathan’s plan to supply Wellington’s armies with funds
  3. This diversification was continued when James’ sons, Alphonse (1827-1905), Gustave (1829-1911) and Edmond (1845-1934), became partners in the bank
  4. Following French government reform of banking regulations, de Rothschild Frères became Banque Rothschild, a limited-liability company in 1967
  5. Following nationalisation of the business, the Rothschild family established a new banking operation, using the company Paris Orléans (originally founded in 1838 as a railway company)
  6. In 1983, the former Directors of Banque Rothschild, David and Nathaniel de Rothschild and Eric de Rothschild, together with six colleagues re-started the business, using Paris Orléans as a launch pad

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