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4 unusual facts about Alphonse James de Rothschild


Alphonse James

Alphonse James de Rothschild (1827-1905), a French financier, vineyard owner, art collector, philanthropist and racehorse owner and breeder

Alphonse James de Rothschild

However, as part of the Latin Monetary Union France joined most of the rest of Europe and adopted the gold standard by 1873.

His intense pressure pushed back the abrogation project of the décret Crémieux filed by the chief of the provisional government, Adolphe Thiers in 1871.

Bethsabée de Rothschild

Through a trust, she had inherited part of a major art collection assembled by her grandfather Baron Alphonse James de Rothschild.



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