Rózsika Rothschild (born Rózsika Edle von Wertheimstein; 15 October 1870 in
Nagyvárad
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, Austria-Hungary – 30 June 1940 in
London
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) was a tennis player and the wife of the banker and
entomologist
Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...
Charles Rothschild
Nathaniel Charles Rothschild (9 May 1877 – 12 October 1923) was an English banker and entomologist and a member of the Rothschild family. He is remembered for 'the Rothschild List', a list he made in 1915 of 284 sites across Britain that he c ...
.
Life
She was born as Rózsika Edle von Wertheimstein in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary (now Oradea, Romania). She grew up as one of seven children of an officer of the Austro-Hungarian army, Alfred Edler von Wertheimstein. The Wertheimstein family was one of the first Jewish families in Europe to be ennobled without having previously converted to Christianity.
The multilingual Rózsika was regarded as very interested in politics.
Miklós Bánffy
Count Miklós Domokos Pál Bánffy de Losoncz (30 December 1873 – 5 June 1950) was a Hungarian nobleman, liberal politician, and historical novelist. His books include '' The Transylvanian Trilogy'' (''They Were Counted'', ''They Were Found Wa ...
, Hungary's foreign minister following World War I, later praised Wertheimstein's intellect, influence and efforts to support Hungary as it struggled to preserve its territories, which he detailed in his memoir ''The Phoenix Land'' :
:“Her help was invaluable as for many years she had held a unique position in London… as a result of her husband’s illness, she was running the affairs of the Rothschild Bank herself. Then, and later, we could always depend on her help in any matter concerning Hungary.”
She was married in
Vienna
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on 6 February 1907 to Charles Rothschild, son of
Nathan Mayer Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild from the English branch of the Rothschild family, whom she had met during a butterfly excursion in the
Carpathians
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(other sources indicate that it was a tennis court in
Karlsbad). The couple lived on his estate in
Tring, Hertfordshire
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. After the early death of her husband in 1923, she raised her four children alone.
See also
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Miriam Louisa Rothschild (1908–2005),
zoologist
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Victor Nathaniel Mayer Victor Rothschild (1910–1990),
biologist
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,
cricket
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player and
Labour Party member
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Kathleen Annie Pannonica Rothschild (1913–1988), named '' Nica'', and after her marriage ''Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter'',
jazz
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patron
References
External links
Biographical details on Geneanet
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Rozsika
1870 births
1940 deaths
People from Oradea
Jews from Austria-Hungary
Edlers of Austria