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2 unusual facts about Leopold de Rothschild


Leopold de Rothschild

They resided at Gunnersbury Park, an estate that at one time had been the residence of Princess Amelia, daughter of George II.

An avid sportsman, he established Southcourt Stud in Southcote, Bedfordshire.


Ascott, Buckinghamshire

In 1873 a farm house in the parish known as Ascott Hall was bought by Baron Mayer de Rothschild he gave it to his nephew Leopold de Rothschild who employed the architect George Devey to enlarge the property into a substantial country house.

New West End Synagogue

Designed by George Audsley of Scotland in collaboration with Nathan S. Joseph, its foundation stone was laid on June 7, 1877 by Leopold de Rothschild in the presence of the Chief Rabbi, Dr. Nathan Marcus Adler, and the building was formally opened on March 30, 1879.


see also

Lionel Rothschild

Lionel Nathan de Rothschild (1882–1942), the eldest son of Leopold de Rothschild