Gustave de Rothschild
Gustave Samuel James de Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, was a French banker and scion of the French branch of the Rothschild family.
Early life
He was the second son of James Mayer de Rothschild and Betty Salomon von Rothschild.He built the Château de Laversine in Saint-Maximin near Chantilly.
Personal life
In accordance with Rothschild tradition, Gustave was expected to marry a cousin, and his family hoped that he would propose to one of his cousins, Mathilde von Rothschild or Evelina de Rothschild. Instead, in 1859, Gustave married Cécile Anspach, the daughter of a high official in the Court of Cassation, and they had six children:- Octave de Rothschild, who died young.
- , who married Belgian banker in 1882.
- Aline Caroline de Rothschild, who married Sir Edward Albert Sassoon in 1887.
- Bertha Juliette de Rothschild, who died unmarried.
- André de Rothschild, who died young.
- Robert de Rothschild, who married Gabrielle Nelly Régine Beer in 1907.