Édouard de Rothschild

Édouard de Rothschild
Born
Édouard Étienne Alphonse de Rothschild

(1957-12-27) 27 December 1957 (age 66)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
EducationCours Hattemer
Alma materPanthéon-Assas University
New York University
Spouses
Mathilde de la Ferté
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(m. 1982, divorced)​
Arielle Marie Mallard
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(m. 1991)​
Children4
Parent(s)Guy de Rothschild
Marie-Hélène van Zuylen van Nyevelt
RelativesDavid René de Rothschild (half-brother)

Édouard Étienne Alphonse de Rothschild (French: [edwaʁ etjɛn alfɔ̃s də ʁɔtʃild]; born 27 December 1957) is a businessman and part of the French branch of the Rothschild family.

Early life and education

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Édouard de Rothschild was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. He is the son of Guy de Rothschild (1909–2007) and Marie-Hélène van Zuylen van Nyevelt (1927–1996). His father is Jewish and his mother is of half Syrian, one-quarter Dutch, and one-quarter Jewish descent.[1]

He attended the Cours Hattemer, a private school in Paris.[2] He studied law at Panthéon-Assas University in France and in 1985 graduated with an M.B.A. degree from the Stern School of Business at New York University.[3]

Career

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Édouard de Rothschild started his career at the New York bank Wertheim. He then moved to Paris to work for Eurofin, Georges Plescoff's new bank. In 1982, he joined his half-brother David René de Rothschild and cousin Éric de Rothschild to recapitalize and relaunch Rothschild & Cie Banque.[4] In July 2003, he became the head of the bank. He stepped down in June 2004 saying he would remain involved as the non-executive chairman of the bank's supervisory board while taking on projects unrelated to finance.[3] Until May 2005, he was a member of the Supervisory Board at Imerys S.A., a company the family had been a majority or significant shareholder in since 1880.[5]

In January 2005, Édouard de Rothschild invested €20 million for a 37% controlling stake in the French newspaper Libération.[6] The left-wing daily was founded by philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre and Maoist militant journalist Serge July in 1973 but in recent years has sustained substantial losses. In 2010, he became president of the board of Libération[6] and moved to Israel.[7] His shares were heavily diluted when, in 2014, Patrick Drahi became the new owner of the newspaper.[8]

He owns a share of the Château Lafite vineyard.[3] He is a member of the think tank Le Siècle.[9]

Personal life

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Édouard has been married twice, first in 1982, to Mathilde Alexe Marie Christiane Coche de la Ferté (b. 1952), former wife of Sir Valentine Abdy. The marriage ended in divorce. In 1991, he married Arielle Marie Mallard (b. 1963), the vice-president of CARE France; she previously worked at the World Bank and Lazard Frères.[4][10] Together, they have four children:

  1. David de Rothschild (born 1998, twin)[11]
  2. Aliénor Marie-Hélène Jacqueline de Rothschild (born 1998, twin)[12]
  3. Ferdinand de Rothschild[13]
  4. Louis de Rothschild[13]

An avid horse enthusiast, Édouard de Rothschild competes both nationally and internationally in equestrian show jumping. In 1973, he was disqualified from the Junior French Cup, which shattered his dream to become a professional horse racer.[4][6] He inherited the Haras de Meautry stud farm in Toques in Basse-Normandie where he breeds thoroughbred race horses.[14][15] His involvement in racing led to his 2003 election as President of the French horse racing association France Galop, replacing the defunct Jean-Luc Lagardère[4] (reelected in 2015[16]). Being of partial Jewish descent, he accepted an invitation in 2010 from the Israeli Equestrian Federation to represent Israel in international competitions.[citation needed] He used his Israeli nationality to compete in the 2012 Olympics but his horse Lamm de Fétan was hurt before the competition.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Un nouvel Israélien de marque : Le baron Edouard de Rothschild". 3 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Quelques Anciens Celebres". Hattemer. Archived from the original on 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  3. ^ a b c Website of Edouard de Rothschild: Biography Archived 2018-04-12 at the Wayback Machine retrieved July 5, 2012
  4. ^ a b c d e "Edouard de Rothschild, l'indomptable". Challenges (in French). 2011-11-24. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  5. ^ "Europe: France: A Rothschild Declines Bank Position". The New York Times. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Prat, Véronique (2012-12-14). "Rothschild, un certain art de vivre". LEFIGARO (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  7. ^ "French businessman Édouard de Rothschild immigrates to Israel". RFI. 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  8. ^ Debouté, Alexandre (2014-06-12). "Sauvé par Patrick Drahi, Libération entame une nouvelle ère". LEFIGARO (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  9. ^ "14-Le pouvoir à la table du Siècle". Stratégies (in French). 2005-04-14. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  10. ^ Le Parisienne: "Arielle de Rothschild: «L'humanitaire doit être efficace» by J.-P. S. et Ch.G. November 8, 2010
  11. ^ "David Raoul Guy de Rothschild (1998-)". The Rothschild Archive. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  12. ^ "Aliénor Marie-Hélène Jacqueline de Rothschild (1998-)". The Rothschild Archive. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Edouard Etienne Alphonse de Rothschild was born on December 27, 1957 in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris. He is the son of Guy de Rothschild (1909-2007) and Marie-Hélène van Zuylen van Nyevelt (1927-1996) and belongs to the French branch of the Rothschild family". Edouard de Rothschild Offizielle Homepage (in German). Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Edouard de Rothschild has four children (David, Alienor, Ferdinand and Louis).
  14. ^ Stud Farm Haras de Meautry website: History retrieved July 5, 2012
  15. ^ Guénon des Mesnards, Fanny (2020-09-09). "Les rares photos du Haras de Meautry, propriété de la famille Rothschild". AD Magazine (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  16. ^ "Édouard de Rothschild réélu président de France Galop". L'Équipe (in French). 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2022-11-09.

Bibliography

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  • Rimbert, Pierre (2005). Libération de Sartre à Rothschild (in French). Liber/Raisons d'agir. ISBN 978-2912107251.
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