Leopold de Rothschild CVO (November 22, 1845 – May 29, 1917) was a British banker, thoroughbred race horse breeder, and a member of the prominent Rothschild family.
Known all his life as Leo, he was the third son and youngest of the five children of Lionel de Rothschild (1808–1879) and Charlotte von Rothschild (1819–1884). He was educated at King's College School then went on to Trinity College, Cambridge. He entered N M Rothschild & Sons in Lond...
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Leopold de Rothschild CVO (November 22, 1845 – May 29, 1917) was a British banker, thoroughbred race horse breeder, and a member of the prominent Rothschild family.
Known all his life as Leo, he was the third son and youngest of the five children of Lionel de Rothschild (1808–1879) and Charlotte von Rothschild (1819–1884). He was educated at King's College School then went on to Trinity College, Cambridge. He entered N M Rothschild & Sons in London, the family's banking business.
On the passing of his uncle Baron Mayer de Rothschild in 1874, Leopold inherited Ascott House in Ascott, Buckinghamshire. He later purchased Gunnersbury Park, an estate that at one time had been the residence of Princess Amelia, daughter of George II. The mansion today houses the Gunnersbury Park Museum.
In 1881, Leopold de Rothschild married Marie Perugia (1862–1937). She was the daughter of the Trieste merchant Achille Perugia. Her sister Louise married Arthur Sassoon. A close friend, H.R.H. Edward, Prince...
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