Édouard de Rothschild Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild

Paris, 1868 - 1949

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Son of Alphonse and Léonora de Rothschild, Edouard led the family business in Paris with his younger cousin Robert. He was also a director of the Banque de France.

In 1905, he married Germaine Alice Halphen. The couple lived between the Saint-Florentin mansion, the château de Ferrières-en-Brie and Sans Souci. He took refuge in the United States in 1940, only to return to France after the war.

He was the heir to his father’s collection.

Laura de Fuccia, project manager, Institut national d’histoire de l’art

Further reading

Online Resources

https://family.rothschildarchive.org/people/84-edouard-alphonse-james-de-rothschild-1868-194