Rothschild family residences

The family rose to prominence with Mayer Amschel Rothschild, who established his banking business in the 1760s.

[3][4] The family used their extraordinary wealth, considered the largest private fortune in the world,[5][6][7] to acquire businesses in a diverse range of fields, including financial services, real estate, mining, energy, agriculture, winemaking.

[8][9] They also built or acquired a number of palaces, castles and houses throughout Europe, many of which remain standing today.

The Rothschild aesthetic and life-style later influenced other rich and powerful families, including the Astors, Vanderbilts and Rockefellers, and became hallmarks of the American Gilded Age.

Aspects of le goût Rothschild continued into the twentieth century, affecting such designers as Yves Saint Laurent and Robert Denning.