Amschel Mayer Rothschild
1773 – 1855 German banker
Eldest son of Mayer Amschel who ran the original Frankfurt banking house.
- Religion
- Ashkenazi Jewish.
- Affiliations
- Head of the Frankfurt house, M. A. Rothschild & Sohne; treasurer of the German Confederation.
As the eldest son he stayed in Frankfurt to run the founding house. He died childless, and the Frankfurt branch eventually closed for want of male heirs.
Connections
- family of Mayer Amschel Rothschild — His eldest son, who ran the Frankfurt house.
- family of Mayer Amschel Rothschild — His father, founder of the dynasty.