The Fould family is a family of
French Jewish descent known for success in banking. It was founded by
Beer Léon Fould, a wine-dealer's son from
Lorraine
Lorraine , also , , ; Lorrain: ''Louréne''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lottringe''; german: Lothringen ; lb, Loutrengen; nl, Lotharingen is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of Gra ...
, who moved to
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
in 1784 to establish a banking business.
The name comes from the
Hessian city of
Fulda.
Family tree
*Jacob Fould (1736–1830), wine dealer
**
Beer Léon Fould (1767–1855), banker, married to Charlotte Brulhen (1766–1818)
*** Rose Fould Furtado (1791-1870), married to Élie Furtado, the son of the rabbi of
Bayonne and the nephew of
Abraham Furtado
Abraham Furtado (1756-1817) was born to a French Jewish family of Portuguese Marrano descent. He was born in London after his family emigrated there after the Lisbon earthquake in 1755. Soon after, they moved to a small town in southwestern France, ...
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Cécile Charlotte Furtado-Heine (1821-1896), philanthropist and wife of
Frankfurt
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , " Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on it ...
banker Charles Heine
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Benoît Fould (1792–1858), banker and art collector, married to Helena Oppenheim, daughter of
Salomon Oppenheim
Salomon Oppenheim, Jr. (19 June 1772 – 8 November 1828) was a German Jewish banker, and the founder of the Sal. Oppenheim private bank.
He was born in Bonn, the scion of an illustrious family of "Court Jews" (german: Hofjuden) who had serve ...
(1772–1828), banker
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Louis Fould (1794–1858), banker, married to Adèle Brull (1809–1839)
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Édouard Fould (1834–1881), politician, mayor of
Lurcy-Lévis
Lurcy-Lévis () is a commune on the northern limits the Allier department in Auvergne in central France.
It is around east of Saint-Amand-Montrond and the A71 autoroute and west of ( Moulins) and the N7.
Population
Economy
Within Lurc ...
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Achille Fould
Achille Fould (17 November 18005 October 1867) was a French financier and politician.
Early life
Achille Fould was born on 17 November 1800 in Paris. His father, Beer Léon Fould, was a Jewish banker.
Career
Fould began his career as a banker ...
(1800–1867), banker and French minister of finance
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Adolphe-Ernest Fould
Adolphe-Ernest Fould (17 July 1824 – 13 February 1875) was a French banker and politician. He played a key role in the foundation of Banque de Paris (now part of BNP Paribas) and the Ottoman Bank. He was the son of Achille Fould, who served a ...
(1824–1875), banker and politician
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Charles Armand Achille-Fould (1861–1926), politician, conseiller général des
Hautes-Pyrénées, married to , daughter of
Armand Heine Armand Heine (1818 – 9 November 1883) was a Jewish banker and philanthropist born in Bordeaux, France, who later lived in his chateau and vineyard, Beychevelle in Bordeaux. With his brother Michel he founded the famous bank Armand & Michel Hein ...
(1818–1883), banker
****** (1890–1969), politician
******* (1925–1986), politician
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Régine Achille-Fould
Regine () or Régine is a feminine given name. Regine is a German-French form of Regina, and Régine is a French form of Regina.
People with the first name include:
Regine
* Regine Heitzer (born 1944), Austrian figure skater
* Regine Hildebran ...
(1948–), film director
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Gustave-Eugène Fould (1836–1884), banker and politician, married to
Valérie Simonin
Wilhelmine-Joséphine Simonin, known as Valérie Simonin, Lady Gustave Fould and Gustave Haller (19 December 1831, Paris – 25 June 1919, Pontaillac) was a French actress and author.
Life
Wilhelmine-Joséphine Simonin was born on 19 Decembe ...
(1831–1919), actress, novelist and sculptor ; she later marries prince George Ştirbey of Wallachia (1828-1925) who adopts her daughters by Fould :
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Consuelo Fould
Consuelo Fould (22 November 1862 – 1927) was a French painter.
Fould was born in Cologne as the daughter of the actress Josephine Wilhelmine Valérie Simonin, better known under her pseudonym Gustave Haller, and politician Gustave-Eugène Fou ...
(1862–1927), painter
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Georges Achille-Fould
Georges Achille-Fould or George-Achille Fould-Stirbey (24 August 1868 – 24 August 1951) was a French painter.
Achille-Fould was born in Asnières-sur-Seine as the daughter of the actress Josephine Wilhelmine Valérie Simonin, better known unde ...
(1868–1951), painter
** Abraham Fould (1774–1842)
*** Emile Fould (1803–1880), notary
**** Paul Fould (1837–1917), married to Eve Mathilde de Günzburg (1844–1894), daughter of
Joseph Günzburg
Joseph Günzburg (Osip Gavrilovich Gintsburg, Осип Гаврилович Гинцбург (or ''Iosif-Evzel'', ''Иосиф-Евзель''); 1812 in Vitebsk – 12 January 1878 in Paris) was a Russian financier and philanthropist who became a b ...
(1812–1878), banker
**** Juliette Fould (1839–1912), married to
Eugène Péreire
Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Camondo
The Camondo family was a prominent European family of Jewish financiers and philanthropists.
History
Part of the Sephardic community in Spain, the Camondo family settled in Venice after the 1492 Spanish decree that ordered the expulsion of a ...
), banker
***** Marie Pereire (1860–1936), married to Jules Halphen (1856–1928), son of
Eugène Halphen
Eugène Halphen (5 July 1820 – 27 December 1912) was a French historian, poet and book editor.
Early life
Eugène Halphen was born on 5 July 1820 in Paris, France.
Career
Halphen was a historian. He also composed poetry under the pen name of ...
****** Henri Isaac Halphen (1886–1962), married to Violet Crosbie (1890–?)
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Noémie Halphen (1888–1968), married to
Maurice de Rothschild
Maurice Edmond Karl de Rothschild (19 May 1881 – 4 September 1957) was a French art collector, vineyard owner, financier and politician. He was born into the Rothschild banking family of France.
Early life
Maurice de Rothschild was born on 19 ...
(1881–1957)
**** Alphonse Fould (1850–1913), married to Ernestine DuPont
***** Hélène Fould (1878–1927), married to
Paul Helbronner (1871–1938), topographer
*** Eugène Fould (1806–?)
**** Henri Jules Fould (1837–1895), married to Suzette Stern (1845–)
***** Marguerite Fould (1866–1956), wife of (1854–1936)
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Stern family
The Stern family is a Jewish French banking family originally from Frankfurt. It traces back to Samuel Hayum Stern (1760–1819), who in the 1780s became a wine merchant in Frankfurt.
His son, Jacob Samuel Heyum Stern, started a banking business, ...
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**** Léon Fould (1839–1924), married to Thérèse Ephrussi (1851–1911), sister of
Maurice Ephrussi (1849–1916), banker
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Eugène Fould-Springer (1876–1929), married to Marie-Cecile Springer, daughter of Baron
Gustav Springer, industrial magnate
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Hélène Fould-Springer (1907–1997), married to
Eduardo Propper de Callejón
Eduardo Propper de Callejón (Madrid, 9 April 1895 – London, 11 January 1972) was a Spanish diplomat who is remembered mainly for having facilitated the escape of thousands of Jews from Occupied France during World War II between 1940 and 1944 ...
(1895–1972), Spanish diplomat
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Elena Propper de Callejón (1943–), married to
Raymond Bonham Carter
Raymond Henry Bonham Carter (19 June 1929 – 17 January 2004) was a British banker and a member of the prominent Bonham Carter family.
Early life
He was born in Paddington, London, to Sir Maurice Bonham-Carter (1880–1960), a politician and ...
(1929–2004), British banker
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Edward Henry Bonham Carter (1960—), financier
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Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter (born 26 May 1966) is an English actress. Known for her roles in blockbusters and independent films, particularly period dramas, she has received various awards and nominations, including a British Academy Film Award a ...
(1966–), actress
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Therese Fould-Springer (1914—1953), married to
Alan Payan Pryce-Jones
Lt-Col. Alan Payan Pryce-Jones TD (18 November 1908 – 22 January 2000) was a British book critic, writer, journalist and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician. He was notably editor of ''The Times Literary Supplement'' from 1948 to 1959.
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(1908—2000), British author and politician
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David Pryce-Jones
David Eugene Henry Pryce-Jones (born 15 February 1936) is a British conservative author and commentator.
Early life
Pryce-Jones was born on 15 February 1936, in Vienna, Austria. He was educated at Eton and earned a degree in history at Magdal ...
(1936–), author
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Liliane Fould-Springer (1916–2003), married to
Élie de Rothschild
Élie Robert de Rothschild (29 May 1917 – 6 August 2007) was the guardian of the French branch of the Rothschild family banking dynasty. He followed his father as a partner in the family bank, de Rothschild Frères, and ran the Château Lafi ...
(1917–2007), banker and vineyard owner
References
External links
Généalogies Fould
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French bankers
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