Charlotte von Rothschild
Freifrau Charlotte von Rothschild (13 June 1819 – 13 March 1884) was a German-born British socialite. She was a member of the Rothschild banking family of Naples.[1]
Not to be confused with Charlotte de Rothschild.
Charlotte von Rothschild
German
'The never-to-be-forgotten Baroness'
Leonora de Rothschild (b. 1837)
Evelina de Rothschild (b. 1839)
Nathan Mayer Rothschild (b. 1840)
Alfred de Rothschild (b. 1842)
Leopold de Rothschild (b. 1845)
Carl Mayer Freiherr von Rothschild and Adelheid Herz
Family[edit]
Rothschild was born into the well known Jewish banking family, the Rothschilds. She was the eldest child and only daughter of Carl Mayer Freiherr von Rothschild (1788–1855) and Adelheid Herz (1800–1853). Her maternal grandparents were Moses Isaac Herz (sometimes spelled Hertz) and Clara (née Salomon or Saaling.[2])
She was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on 13 June 1819.[1][3] Both her parents were Jewish.
Death[edit]
Rothschild died at her Gunnersbury Park home on 13 March 1884 and was buried next to her husband in the Willesden Jewish Cemetery. Following her death, her eldest son named a newly constructed block of housing for low-income persons "Charlotte's Buildings."[1]
