Highlights
- The Rothschild Foundation acquired a lost masterpiece by Baroque painter Guercino in early 2024. The painting, depicting Moses, will go on public display at Waddesdon Manor in England.
- The Rothschild family's wealth allows them to make expensive art acquisitions for their charitable foundation.
- The Rothschild family's net worth is estimated to stand between $400 billion to $1 trillion, cumulatively.
The Rothschild name is connected with immense wealth, power, and prestige. In fact, the Rothschilds are a unique family which has accumulated vast riches over the last three centuries.
This multinational dynasty amassed billions through banking, growing from modest beginnings in Frankfurt, Germany in the 1700s with the founding of Mayer Amschel Rothschild to become one of the world's wealthiest families.
Updated, February 2024: On January 30th, artnet.com reported that the Rothschild Foundation had acquired a previously "lost" piece by Baroque painter Guernico (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), and that the painting was to go on public display in England:
"A recently rediscovered masterpiece by the Baroque painter Guercino made headlines in 2022 after it overshot its $6,000 estimate to sell for a whopping $600,000 at auction in Paris.
"The dramatic portrayal of Moses looking up to the heavens with his palms raised will now go on public display at Waddesdon Manor in England, having [recently been] acquired by the Rothschild Foundation."
On January 30th, The Art Newspaper also covered the Rothschild Foundation's acquisition of the work, explaining its history as a once-lost work of art, and reporting:
"The whereabouts of Moses from the 1790s until the 2022 auction remain a mystery, and the seller’s name has not been disclosed. Until then, the composition was known only from three 17th-century painted copies, a drawing and engravings. These images show that it was always regarded as a very important Guercino."
The Art Newspaper further explained that the Rothschild family's moneyed charity facilitated the expensive painting's acquisition:
"Guercino’s Moses (around 1618-19) has been bought by Jacob Rothschild’s charitable foundation for around €2m. The painting is expected to be on permanent display at Waddesdon Manor, in Buckinghamshire, which is managed by the Rothschild Foundation on behalf of the National Trust.
"Few institutions in the UK are able to buy Old Master paintings at this sort of a price, but the foundation is backed by the wealth of the banking family. The charity’s income in the latest financial year was £41m."
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Currently, the family's entire net worth is believed to be a staggering $400 billion, with some estimates reaching $1 trillion.
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8 Nadine de Rothschild
Nadine de Rothschild's Net Worth (Estimated): $100 Million
French actress and author Nadine de Rothschild has a net worth of $100 million. She was born in April 1932 in Saint-Quentin, France.
Nadine Rothschild is the widow of banker Edmond Adolphe de Rothschild as well as a member of the Rothschild dynasty.
She began her career by modeling for the painter Jean-Gabriel Domergue.
Her first role was in the 1949 short Un Chien et Madame. Rothschild subsequently starred in films such as The Sleepwalker, Le Passage de Venus, and others.
7 Édouard de Rothschild
Édouard de Rothschild's Net Worth (Estimated): $300 Million
Édouard de Rothschild has a $300 million fortune. Guy de Rothschild, the former head of the Rothschild & Cie bank, is his father.
In January 2005, Édouard de Rothschild committed to acquire a controlling stake of 37 percent in the French daily Libération.
In 2010, he became president of Libération's board and relocated to Israel.
When Patrick Drahi became the new owner of the newspaper in 2014, his stake was severely diminished.
6 Lynn Forester de Rothschild
Lynn Forester de Rothschild's Net Worth (Estimated): $673.6 Million
Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild is one of the wealthiest women in Britain, with a net worth of approximately $673.6 million.
The majority of her riches is likely owing to her third marriage to Sir Evelyn Robert Adrian de Rothschild, a British millionaire, businessman, and member of the financial nobility.
She is now the CEO of E.L. Rothschild, a holding firm, and in a good position to remark on capitalism and philanthropy.
In 2008, she was a significant fundraiser for Hillary Clinton and then garnered attention for endorsing John McCain.
Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild spends time in both New York City and London.
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Nathaniel Rothschild's Net Worth (Estimated): $1 Billion
The New York Times has dubbed him "the man who may become the richest Rothschild":
Nathaniel 'Nat' Rothschild, who is just 50 years old, is the chosen successor to the title of Baron Rothschild, which is now held by his father, Jacob.
Nathaniel, a graduate of Eton College and Oxford University, has capitalized on his family's experience and established a vast array of commercial interests, having worked for hedge funds and invested substantially in coal mining around the world.
His estimated net worth is around $1 billion, but Nathaniel Rothschild is reported to be in line for a $40 billion inheritance set up in Swiss trusts - and this may be a very modest estimate.
4 James Rothschild
James Rothschild's Net Worth (Estimated): $1.3 Billion
James Rothschild, a financier and banking heir, is another immensely wealthy member of the Rothschild family.
The British entrepreneur works for one of the world's major banking institutions, Rothschild Asset Management.
He is the son of the late Amschel Rothschild, one of the wealthiest members of the British Rothschild family.
James is also famous for his marriage to the similarly wealthy heiress and socialite Nicky Hilton, which took place in 2015 at Kensington Palace, London – with Nicky's sister Paris Hilton serving as the maid of honor.
Together, the couple has three children. The estimated net worth of James Rothschild is $1.3 billion.
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Ariane de Rothschild's Net Worth (Estimated): $1.5 Billion
Ariane de Rothschild – the widow of the late Benjamin de Rothschild, a French banker, and owner of multiple vineyards – inherited her husband's immense fortune, which was valued at approximately $1.5 billion at the time of his death.
Benjamin was one of the wealthiest members of the Rothschild family at the time of his death.
He was the son of Edmond Adolphe, a financier, and head of the French branch of the family, and he inherited and expanded a vast family fortune.
He wed Ariane in 1999, and the couple has four daughters. She is the first woman to lead a Rothschild banking institution.
2 Jacob Rothschild
Jacob Rothschild's Net Worth (Estimated): $5 Billion
It is estimated that Jacob Rothschild, the 4th Baron Rothschild, is worth $5 billion; he is the father of the similarly affluent Nathaniel.
Jacob Rothschild is a British peer and investment banker who has worked for a number of London banks and has investments in investment trusts, wealth management enterprises, and in oil and gas.
He is also a notable philanthropist and major patron of the arts in the United Kingdom, for which he has received a multitude of distinguished accolades and awards.
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David Mayer de Rothschild's Net Worth (Estimated): $10 Billion
David Mayer de Rothschild is a well-known explorer and environmentalist who has participated in various polar and tropical excursions and sailed on the ship Plastiki to raise public awareness of ocean plastic pollution.
He is possibly the most daring of all the Rothschilds. The enthusiastic environmentalist has gained substantial praise from his colleagues for his work and has written a series of books detailing his travel adventures in isolated locations.
The great majority of his estimated $10 billion fortune comes from his huge inheritances, according to a variety of sources.
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