Robert Philippe Gustave de Rothschild (19 January 1880 – 25 December 1946) was a French banker, philanthropist and polo player.

Early life

Robert de Rothschild was born on 19 January 1880 in

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His father, Baron Gustave de Rothschild, was a banker. His mother was Cécile Anspach.

Career

He was a banker. During World War II, he was on the Nazi blacklist.Baron Robert De Rothschild Dies at 66; Spent War Years in the United States
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'', December 27, 1946 Moreover, his French citizenship was nullified by the Vichy government because he was Jewish. He escaped to England and emigrated to the United States, arriving in New York City in August 1940. He stayed there for five years, throughout the war years.

Philanthropy

He supported Jewish causes in France, and later New York City. After the war, he supported efforts to revive Jewish life in France.

Polo

He was a four-goal polo player.Horace A. Laffaye, ''The Polo Encyclopedia'', Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2004, p. 32

/ref> He was the founder of the

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in 1907. He organized the Laversine Open Polo Cup on the grounds of his chateau in Saint-Maximin. He also organized tournaments in Apremont in 1920.Le Polo Club de Chantilly : un Site Historique
/ref> By 1995, Apremont was home to the Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly. He won the International Paris Tournament in 1907 and the Paris Open in 1920.

Personal life

He married Gabrielle Nelly Régine Beer on 6 March 1907. They resided at the

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. They had two sons and two daughters: # Diane Cécile Alice Juliette de Rothschild (1907–1996), married to

Anatol Mühlstein Anatol Mühlstein (22 August 1889 – 29 September 1957) was a Polish diplomat and writer. He served as Chargé d'affaires for the Polish embassy in Brussels in 1927, and as Minister Plenipotentiary for the Polish embassy in Paris 1930–36. Bo ...

( 1932), and Joseph Benvenuti ( 1952) # James Gustave Jules Alain de Rothschild (1910–1982), married Mary Chauvin du Treuil ( 1938) # Cécile Léonie Eugénie Gudule Lucie de Rothschild (1913–1995) # Élie Robert de Rothschild (1917–2007), married to Liliane Fould-Springer ( 1942) During the war, his two sons were captured by the Nazis.

Death

He died of

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on Christmas Day, 25 December 1946 in Lausanne, Switzerland at age 66.

References

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Deaths from pneumonia in Switzerland