Goldschmidt family
The Goldschmidt family is a family of German Jewish[1][2] descent, originally from Frankfurt am Main, known for their success in banking. With origins tracing back to the 15th century, most members were forced to leave Frankfurt after the 1614 Fettmilch uprising, and did not return until the 18th century.[3]
The family was interwoven particularly with the Rothschild family, the Bischoffsheim family of Mainz,[4] and with the , one of the richest families of Monaco. The Bischoffsheim and Goldschmidt families conjointly managed the bank, which was eventually merged into Banque de Crédit et de Dépôt des Pays-Bas in 1863, the forerunner to BNP Paribas.[5][6]
The English branch of the family Anglicised their name to Goldsmith, starting with Frank Goldsmith (1878–1967). Its most famous 20th century member was the billionaire James Goldsmith, whilst its most famous today is Zac Goldsmith, who was MP for Richmond Park. Zac's sister, Jemima, was married to the Pakistani former cricket player turned politician and the current Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan.
Family tree[]
- ‘Eden Hayum Goldschmidt (1772–1843), banker
- (1798–1873), banker, founder of bank, married to Jeannette Kann (1802–1848)
- (1830–1904), banker, married to Regine Bischoffsheim (1834–1905)
- Adolphe Goldschmidt (1838–1918), banker, married to Alice Emma Moses (1844–1922)
- Frank Goldsmith (1878–1967), politician, married to Marcelle Mouiller
- Edward Goldsmith (1928–2009), philosopher, environmentalist
- Clio Goldsmith (1957–) former French actress, married to Mark Shand (1951–2014)
- James Goldsmith (1933–1997), investor, married to María Isabel Patiño y Borbón (–1954), Ginette Lery, and Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart
- Jemima Goldsmith (1974–), writer, previously married to Imran Khan, former cricketer and current Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Zac Goldsmith (1975–), politician, married to Alice Miranda Rothschild (1983–), daughter of Amschel Rothschild (1955–1996)
- Ben Goldsmith (1980–), financier, previously married to Kate Emma Rothschild (1982–), daughter of Amschel Rothschild (1955–1996)
- Edward Goldsmith (1928–2009), philosopher, environmentalist
- Frank Goldsmith (1878–1967), politician, married to Marcelle Mouiller
- Maximilian Goldschmidt (1843–1940), married to Minna Karoline Freiin von Rothschild, the daughter of Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild (1828–1901)
- Albert Maximilian von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1879–1941)
- Rudolph Maximilian von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1881–1962), married Betty Lambert (1894–1969), daughter of and and (1892-1973), the daughter of
- Lili Jeannette von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1883–1925), married Philipp Schey de Koromla (1881–1957)
- Lucy Georgine Leontine von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1891–1977), married Edgar Spiegl, Edler von Thurnsee
- Erich Max Benedikt von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1894–1987), married Countess Veronika Henckel von Donnersmarck
- Patrick Maximilien Goldschmidt-Rothschild (b. 1928)
- Amalie Goldschmidt (1804–1887), married to Louis-Raphaël Bischoffsheim (1800–1873), banker
- Henriette Goldschmidt (1812–1892), married to Jonathan-Raphaël Bischoffsheim (1808–1883), banker
- (1798–1873), banker, founder of bank, married to Jeannette Kann (1802–1848)