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.

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Example Sentences

The Rothschilds long dominated European banking, with the family’s English and French branches playing major roles in finance and politics, most notably during the 18th and 19th centuries.

From Los Angeles Times

The Rothschilds, a sprawling Jewish family originally from Frankfurt, Germany, long dominated European banking, with its English and French branches playing major roles in finance and politics, most notably during the 18th and 19th centuries.

From Los Angeles Times

Most accounts of the Rothschilds’ wealth trace its origins to a decision to finance the British military in the Napoleonic Wars.

From New York Times

It was a dispute over who would direct “The Rothschilds” that ended the Bock-Harnick partnership.

From New York Times

“Strictly in terms of their combined capital, the Rothschilds were in a league of their own,” wrote historian Niall Ferguson in his book “The House of Rothschild.”

From Washington Post