Historic house
Rothschild family
N M Rothschild / Edmond de Rothschild · Multinational · founded 1760
The 19th century's dominant banking house, founded in Frankfurt and extended into five European capitals.
Family fortune
Not published
No desk publishes a consolidated family-level figure for this house.
Generations
8
Documented members
5
Industries
Banking, Wine, Philanthropy
Founders, principals and heirs
Mayer Amschel Rothschild
Founder · generation 1 · 1744–1812
Founded the Frankfurt house.
Nathan Mayer Rothschild
Principal · generation 2 · 1777–1836
Established the London house.
James de Rothschild
Principal · generation 2 · 1792–1868
Founded de Rothschild Frères in Paris.
Baron Eric de Rothschild
Heir · generation 6 · 1940–
Château Lafite Rothschild.
Ariane de Rothschild
Steward · generation 7 · 1965–
Chair of Edmond de Rothschild Group.
Legacy
At its 1820s peak the combined houses were widely assessed as the largest private fortune of the industrial era; today's branches are separate and no consolidated figure is published.
Evidentiary standard
Family fortunes are only recorded where a named wealth desk publishes a standing family-level estimate; the source and valuation date are shown with the figure. Houses whose assets are held through charitable trusts, foundations, or sovereign vehicles carry no figure, because no verifiable personal total exists. Lineage entries are limited to publicly documented family members.