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James Mayer de Rothschild (1792-1868)

The Rothschild Archive (People page on the Rothschild Research Forum).

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  1. He was born in the house of the Grünes Schild in the Judengasse in Frankfurt on 15 August 1792
  2. From the age of 19, James was in Paris co-ordinating the purchase of specie and bullion for Nathan, and in 1814 and 1815 he was the linchpin in Nathan's masterplan to furnish Wellington's armies with funds
  3. Remaining in Paris, first at rue Pelletier and then rue Laffitte, James founded the Rothschild firm of de Rothschild Frères. The House funded many loans to European governments and was instrumental in the development of railways in France and the rest of Europe
  4. James married his niece, Betty, the daughter of his brother Salomon, on 11 July 1824
  5. James held on to the reins of power within the family firm after the death of Nathan in 1836
  6. His domination of the firm ended with his death on 15 November 1868

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