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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Baron Eugène Daniel (Bun) von Rothschild
| name = Eugène Daniel (Bun) von Rothschild
| image =
| image = Baron Eugène Daniel de Rothschild.jpg
| birth_date = 6 March 1884
| birth_date = 6 March 1884
| death_date = 25 April 1976
| death_date = {{dda|1976|4|25|1884|3|6|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Monte Carlo]]
| death_place = [[Monte Carlo]]
| parents = [[Albert Salomon von Rothschild]]<br>Bettina Caroline de Rothschild
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| spouse = {{marriage|Cathleen Wolff|28 April 1925}} (d. 1946)
| relatives = [[Georg Anselm Alphonse]] (1877–1934)<br>
[[Alphonse Meyer de Rothschild]] (1878–1942)<br>[[Charlotte Esther von Rothschild]] (1879–1885)<br>[[Louis Nathaniel de Rothschild|Ludwig Nathaniel]] (1882–1955)<br>[[Valentine Noémi von Rothschild]] (1886–1969)<br>[[Oskar von Rothschild]] (1888–1909)
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| spouse = {{marriage|Catherine Wolff|28 April 1925|1946|end=died}}
{{marriage|[[Jeanne Stuart]]|21 December 1952}}
{{marriage|[[Jeanne Stuart]]|21 December 1952}}
}} '''Baron Eugène Daniel de Rothschild''' or simply '''Daniel de Rothschild''' was a member of the notable [[Rothschild family]]. He was part of the 5th generation of Rothschild (measured from [[Mayer Amschel Rothschild|Mayer Amschel]]) his parents were [[Albert Salomon von Rothschild|Albert]] and Bettina Rothschild. Descended from particularly the [[Rothschild banking family of Austria|Austrian branch of the family]].
}}'''Baron Eugène Daniel von Rothschild''' (6 March 1884 – 25 April 1976) was a member of the notable [[Rothschild family]]. He was part of the 5th generation of Rothschild (measured from [[Mayer Amschel Rothschild|Mayer Amschel]]) and his parents were [[Albert Salomon von Rothschild|Salomon]] and Bettina Rothschild. He was descended from the [[Rothschild banking family of Austria|Austrian branch of the family]].


== Personal Life ==
==Early life==
Rothschild was born on 6 March 1884. He was a younger son of [[Albert Salomon von Rothschild]] and Bettina Caroline de Rothschild.<ref name="tree"/>
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He served in the [[World War I|first world war]] but after the war there was less need for soldiers and thus he could not continue. He then married Catherine "Kitty" Wolf on the 28 April 1925, after they lived together in Paris. Catherine (who was also American) was a friend of [[Wallis Simpson]] and after [[Edward VIII]] [[Abdication|abdicated]] he traveled to Catherine's house in [[Enzersfeld|Enzesfeld]]. Shortly after the beginning of [[World War II]] the Catherine and Eugéne left for [[Long Island]] were Catherine died in 1946. Eugéne then married [[Jeanne Stuart]] on the 21 of December in 1952.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rothschildarchive.org/genealogy/|title=The Rothschild Archive Family Tree|last=|first=|date=|website=The Rothschild Archive|publisher=The Rothschild Archive|access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> They both lived in [[New York City]] and Long Island but eventually left to live in [[Monte Carlo]] and both died therein 1976.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://family.rothschildarchive.org/people/98-eugene-daniel-bun-von-rothschild-1884-1976|title=The Rothschild Archive Biograpghy|last=|first=|date=|website=The Rothschild Archive|publisher=The Rothschild Archive|access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref>

==Career==
He served in the [[World War I]] in the Austrian Imperial Army but after the war was less need for soldiers and thus he retired.

== Personal life ==
[[File:Baroness Eugène de Rothschild, by Philip de László.jpg|thumb|right|Portrait of his wife, Catherine, by [[Philip de László]], 1922]]
On 28 April 1925, after living together in [[Paris]] following her 1922 divorce, he married Countess Erwein von Schönborn-Buchheim ({{nee}} Catherine "Kitty" Wolf, formerly Mrs. Dandridge Spotswood, who married Count Erwein in 1911) (1885–1946),<ref name="1911Wedding">{{cite news |title=MRS. SPOTSWOOD WEDS.; Married in Paris to Count Erwin von Schonborn-Bucheim. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1911/10/25/archives/mrs-spotswood-weds-married-in-paris-to-count-erwin-von.html?searchResultPosition=2 |access-date=15 August 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=25 October 1911}}</ref> Kitty (who was also [[Americans|American]]) was a friend of [[Wallis Simpson]] and after [[Edward VIII]] [[Abdication|abdicated]] he traveled to Catherine and Eugène's Castle in [[Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn|Enzesfeld]] near Vienna.<ref name="1946Obit">{{cite news |last1=Times |first1=Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES The New York |title=KITTY ROTHSCHILD, WIFE OF BARON, 62; Noted Beauty, Once Toast of 2 Continents, Dies in Locust Valley--American by Birth |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1946/10/10/archives/kitty-rothschild-wife-of-baron-62-noted-beauty-once-toast-of-2.html |access-date=15 August 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=10 October 1946}}</ref><ref>Roman Sandgruber ''Pretty Kitty und die Frauen der Rothschilds'', Molden-Verlag, Wien, 2023;p. 304 (germ.)</ref> Shortly after the beginning of [[World War II]], Catherine and Eugéne left for [[Long Island]] where Catherine later died in 1946.<ref name="1946Obit"/>

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Eugène then remarried the actress [[Jeanne Stuart]] on 21 December 1952.<ref name="tree">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rothschildarchive.org/genealogy/|title=The Rothschild Archive Family Tree|website=The Rothschild Archive|publisher=The Rothschild Archive|access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref> They both lived in [[New York City]] and Long Island but eventually left to live in [[Monte Carlo]] where he died in 1976.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://family.rothschildarchive.org/people/98-eugene-daniel-bun-von-rothschild-1884-1976|title=The Rothschild Archive Biography|website=The Rothschild Archive|publisher=The Rothschild Archive|access-date=April 18, 2016}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 17:33, 3 September 2024

Eugène Daniel (Bun) von Rothschild
Born6 March 1884
Died25 April 1976(1976-04-25) (aged 92)
Monte Carlo
Spouse
Catherine Wolff
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(m. 1925; died 1946)​
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(m. 1952)​
Parent(s)Albert Salomon von Rothschild
Bettina Caroline de Rothschild
RelativesGeorg Anselm Alphonse (1877–1934)
Alphonse Meyer de Rothschild (1878–1942)
Charlotte Esther von Rothschild (1879–1885)
Ludwig Nathaniel (1882–1955)
Valentine Noémi von Rothschild (1886–1969)
Oskar von Rothschild (1888–1909)

Baron Eugène Daniel von Rothschild (6 March 1884 – 25 April 1976) was a member of the notable Rothschild family. He was part of the 5th generation of Rothschild (measured from Mayer Amschel) and his parents were Salomon and Bettina Rothschild. He was descended from the Austrian branch of the family.

Early life

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Rothschild was born on 6 March 1884. He was a younger son of Albert Salomon von Rothschild and Bettina Caroline de Rothschild.[1]

Career

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He served in the World War I in the Austrian Imperial Army but after the war was less need for soldiers and thus he retired.

Personal life

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Portrait of his wife, Catherine, by Philip de László, 1922

On 28 April 1925, after living together in Paris following her 1922 divorce, he married Countess Erwein von Schönborn-Buchheim (née Catherine "Kitty" Wolf, formerly Mrs. Dandridge Spotswood, who married Count Erwein in 1911) (1885–1946),[2] Kitty (who was also American) was a friend of Wallis Simpson and after Edward VIII abdicated he traveled to Catherine and Eugène's Castle in Enzesfeld near Vienna.[3][4] Shortly after the beginning of World War II, Catherine and Eugéne left for Long Island where Catherine later died in 1946.[3]

Eugène then remarried the actress Jeanne Stuart on 21 December 1952.[1] They both lived in New York City and Long Island but eventually left to live in Monte Carlo where he died in 1976.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Rothschild Archive Family Tree". The Rothschild Archive. The Rothschild Archive. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "MRS. SPOTSWOOD WEDS.; Married in Paris to Count Erwin von Schonborn-Bucheim". The New York Times. 25 October 1911. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b Times, Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES The New York (10 October 1946). "KITTY ROTHSCHILD, WIFE OF BARON, 62; Noted Beauty, Once Toast of 2 Continents, Dies in Locust Valley--American by Birth". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  4. ^ Roman Sandgruber Pretty Kitty und die Frauen der Rothschilds, Molden-Verlag, Wien, 2023;p. 304 (germ.)
  5. ^ "The Rothschild Archive Biography". The Rothschild Archive. The Rothschild Archive. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
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