Dorothy Rothschild

Background

He was 35 years old, the son of Edmond James de Rothschild of the Paris branch of the Rothschild family.

Career

In 1922 James de Rothschild inherited Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire. This became their country home. They also had a London house in Street James"s Square.

She remained a strong influence on the preservation and development of the house and collections at Waddesdon.

She became chairman of Yad Hanadiv, the Rothschild family charities in Israel, and saw through her husband"s gift of funds to build the Knesset and her own gift of the Supreme Court of Israel building. At her death in 1988, she left £94,117,964, the largest probated estate to that date in England and Wales.

Connections

nephew:

Jacob Rothschild