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The Rothschild family amassed their fortune from their powerful European banking dynasty.
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Lord Jacob Rothschild and his wife, Serena, had four children: Hannah, Beth, Emily, and Nat.
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The family’s philanthropy has focused on Jewish charities and arts and culture.
Having defined several eras of financial history and established banks across Europe, the Rothschild family‘s impact remains wide-reaching.
Following Lord Jacob Rothschild’s death at the age of 87, which his foundation announced Monday, the focus now turns to the heirs to the family fortune, worth an estimated $1 billion, according to a 2023 report by the Sunday Times Rich List.
Here are some of the prominent Rothschild family members now at the helm of one of the world’s most powerful financial dynasties.
Hannah Rothschild
Hannah Rothschild, 61, is Jacob Rothschild and Serena Dunn Rothschild’s oldest child. The couple were married from 1961 until Serena’s death in 2019.
Their daughter Hannah is the author of several books including the novels “House of Trelawney,” “The Probability of Love,” and a biography of her aunt, “The Baroness: The Search for Nica the Rebellious Rothschild.”
She has also directed and produced documentaries such as “The Jazz Baroness” about her great aunt and “Hi Society: The Wonderful World of Nicky Haslam,” according to her IMDb page.
She served as the chair of the board of trustees of the National Gallery, London, from 2015 to 2019, and was the first woman to hold the position, Artforum reported. She has chaired the board of Yad Hanadiv, the Rothschild family’s philanthropic foundation in Israel, since 2018, according to the organization’s official website.
Nathaniel “Nat” Rothschild
The youngest child and only son of Jacob Rothschild and Serena Mary Dunn, Nat, 52, was co-chairman of the hedge fund Atticus Capital from 1996 until it ceased activity in 2009. He now lives in Switzerland a majority of the time and works as executive chairman of the board of directors at the electrical manufacturing company Volex.
He previously ran JNR Limited, an advisory business focused on emerging markets and natural resources transactions.
Forbes listed his net worth at $1 billion in 2012, but he is not included in Forbes’ current billionaires ranking. Upon the death of his father, he became the 5th Baron Rothschild.
Hannah and Nat have two other siblings, Beth and Emily, who have not taken major roles in public life or Rothschild family institutions.
Lynn Forester de Rothschild
Lynn Forester de Rothschild, 69, was married to Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, Jacob Rothchild’s cousin, from 2000 until his death in 2022.
She is the CEO of E.L. Rothschild, a holding company with investments in a range of media properties including the Economist Group.
She was a major fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in 2008 and gained notoriety for subsequently endorsing John McCain, Politico reported. She splits her time between New York and London.
David Mayer de Rothschild
David, 45, is the youngest child of Jacob Rothschild’s cousin, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, and his second wife, Victoria Lou Schott.
An environmental activist and adventurer, he authored “The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook: 77 Essential Skills to Stop Climate Change — Or Live Through It” and sailed a boat, the Plastiki, made entirely of recycled plastic bottles and other reclaimed materials, from San Francisco to Sydney in 2009.
He launched The Lost Explorer, a sustainable clothing and lifestyle brand, in 2016, GQ reported. The Lost Explorer now mainly sells mezcal.
Nadine de Rothschild