Rothschilds

Cultural  

1. A family of European financiers and bankers active since the eighteenth century. The Rothschilds had spectacular success in governmental finance in the nineteenth century, supporting, for example, the British against the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. The family is spread through several nations to this day.

---

Example Sentences

The lenders told the BBC that CKI had its chance to make a good offer for Thames during a bidding process run by the investment bank Rothschilds but failed to present a competitive bid.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The Rothschilds added more shares when Pearson divested in 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

At one point, the Rothschilds were widely considered to have amassed the largest private fortune on Earth.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2024

The Rothschilds financed the British Army in the Napoleonic Wars and later the purchase of the Suez Canal.

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2022

The English Rothschilds of every generation have found opportunities of performing private not less than public kindnesses.

From Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country by Escott, T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet)