Edmond de Rothschild (1845-1934): The Man who redeemed the Holy Land. Edmond de Rothschild has always been a mystery and an enigma. First, the mystery: why the youngest son of James de Rothschild (1791-1868) - himself the son of the founder of the dynasty - decided, despite the hostility of the rest of his family, to dedicate his energy, time and money to the Jewish settlements in Palestine, from 1882 until his death in 1934? Wikipedia
This astonishing Renaissance-style chteau was designed by French architect Destailleur in 1874 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild to display his vast collection of 18th century art treasures. It has formal gardens, parkland, a fully stocked Rococo-style a www.waddesdon.org.uk/
The Rothschild Archive is an international centre for research into the history of the Rothschild family: banking, wine, industry, art, architecture and collections. www.rothschildarchive.org/
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Edmond James de Rothschild. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_James_de_Rothschild
