Salomon Mayer von Rothschild [SEP] noble family
Salomon Mayer von Rothschild
Salomon Mayer von Rothschild (9 September 1774 – 28 July 1855) was a German-born banker in the Austrian Empire and the founder of the Austrian branch of the prominent Mayer Amschel Rothschild family.
He was born at Frankfurt-am-Main the third child and second son of Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812) and Gutlé Schnapper (1753–1849). In 1800, he married Caroline Stern (1782–1854). They had the following children:
1. Anselm Salomon (1803–1874)
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was the birthplace of Joseph von Eichendorff in 1788. The Eichendorff noble family, originally from Zerbow in the Brandenburgian Neumark region, had acquired the manor in 1784. It remained the domicile of Joseph von Eichendorff's mother Karoline until her death in 1822, after which it was sold by auction and later purchased by Salomon Mayer von Rothschild. From 1852 it was a possession of Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst and his descendants, who bore the title of a "Duke of Ratibor" since 1840. The palace was largely rebuilt