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7 unusual facts about Nathan Mayer Rothschild


George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland

Sutherland is estimated to have been the wealthiest man of the 19th-century, surpassing even Nathan Rothschild.

Hastoe

Nathan Rothschild had began to rent land and properties in the area as early as 1833, including Hastoe House, a large property in the centre of the hamlet.

Lucia Wijbrants

In the 19th century the portrait of Lucia belonged to Nathan Mayer Rothschild.

Nathan Mayer Rothschild

In 1835 he secured a contract with the Spanish Government giving him the rights to the Almadén mines in southern Spain, effectively gaining a European mercury monopoly.

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# Mayer Amschel (1818–1874) married 1850 Juliana Cohen (1831–1877)

William Armfield Hobday

William Armfield Hobday (1771 – 17 Feb 1831) was an English portrait painter and miniaturist whose clientele included royalty and the Rothschild family.

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In this he was disappointed even though patronised by N. M. Rothschild, for whom he painted a family group at the price of a thousand guineas.



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