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Hace 4 días · After the abdication of Charles V in 1556, the Habsburg dynasty split into the branch of the Austrian (or German) Habsburgs, led by Ferdinand, and the branch of the Spanish Habsburgs, initially led by Charles's son Philip.
Hace 6 días · Beyond the commercial business, Ferguson tells of the family, its inter-marriages, its ostentatious displays of wealth, its attachment to Judaism, and places these in the context of European societies' uneasy relationship with the Jewish minority in their midst.
Hace 4 días · The Waddesdon Bequest is a collection of nearly 300 objects, left to the British Museum in 1898 by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild. It consists of exceptionally important medieval and Renaissance pieces, as well as a number of 19th-century fakes.
Hace 2 días · Ferdinand was unable to control the situation and cycled through ministers, being described by Friedrich von Gentz in 1814: "The king himself enters the houses of his prime ministers, arrests them, and hands them over to their cruel enemies;" and in 14 January 1815: "the king has so debased himself that he has become no more than the leading police agent and prison warden of his country."
Hace 4 días · The Rothschild family of bankers became the richest family in the mid-19th century. The family's accumulated wealth has been divided among many descendants, only one of which ( Benjamin de Rothschild ) was officially recognized as a billionaire.
17 de may. de 2024 · Lord Jacob Rothschild, a prominent member of the Rothschild banking family, has passed away at 87. Rothschid’s family described him as a “towering presence”, and he was known for his contributions to banking, finance, and philanthropy.
16 de may. de 2024 · PeakBridge, fondo del sector de la tecnología agroalimentaria y miembro de Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity, ha anunciado el cierre de su fondo 'Growth Fund II' con un patrimonio de 187...