Google Groups no longer supports new Usenet posts or subscriptions. Historical content remains viewable.
Dismiss

Raphael de Rothschild?

126 views
Skip to first unread message

Louis Epstein

unread,
Apr 29, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/29/00
to
WCBS radio news this morning reported that a 23-year-old Raphael de
Rothschild,of the banking family,was recently found dead of a drug
overdose on a New York sidewalk.

However,I can't find such a Rothschild scion in Burke's(which covers
more than just the British branch).The only 23-year-old I can find
is Anthony James Rothschild,the record-producer elder son of Sir
Evelyn Rothschild,chairman of N.M. Rothschild & Sons.

Anyone have more information?

Ronald Elward

unread,
Apr 29, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/29/00
to
He is Raphael de R. born in 1976 as son of Michel de Rothschild and Nili
Limon from teh French branch of the family

Louis Epstein

unread,
Apr 29, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/29/00
to
Louis Epstein (l...@put.com) wrote:
: WCBS radio news this morning reported that a 23-year-old Raphael de
: Rothschild,of the banking family,was recently found dead of a drug
: overdose on a New York sidewalk.
:
: However,I can't find such a Rothschild scion in Burke's(which covers
: more than just the British branch).The only 23-year-old I can find
: is Anthony James Rothschild,the record-producer elder son of Sir
: Evelyn Rothschild,chairman of N.M. Rothschild & Sons.
:
: Anyone have more information?

All right,now I have information from a rather wrongheaded AP article.
There is a Raphael I'd overlooked...would have been 24 this year...from
the French branch,only son of the only son(who the AP article says head
"an $8 billion financial services company") of Baron Elie.

However,the article treats the entire family as French,"expanded to London
and New York in the present generation".And among its holdings mentions
Chateau Clark,but not Lafite?!

Louis Epstein

unread,
Apr 29, 2000, 3:00:00 AM4/29/00
to
quondam (quo...@quondam.com) wrote:
:
: Louis Epstein wrote:
: >
:
:
: The (paid) death notice in today's (Sat, 4/29) New York Times reads:
:
: "de Rothschild -- Raphael
: On April 22nd, 2000 at age 23 in New York. Adored son of Nili and
: Nathaniel de Rothschild and adored brother of Esther de Rothschild."
:
: It goes on:
: "The most kind, thoughtful, intelligent, charming, compassionate human
: being that ever was,

Surely the most thoughtful and intelligent human being that ever was
would know better than to OD on heroin?

: he blessed his parents, his sister and his family with the greatest love
: throughout his ever so short life, and touched all those fortunate
: enough to know him. Go in peace our Angel, you will always be in our
: hearts."
:
: --Q

Don't know what implication his death has for the future of Rothschild
wealth.

0 new messages