Albert Salomon von Rothschild (October 29, 1844 - February 11, 1911) was a banker in Austria-Hungary and a member of the Rothschild banking family of Austria. October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Bank (disambiguation). ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... The Rothschild banking family of Austria was founded by Salomon Mayer von Rothschild in 1820 in Vienna in what was then the Austrian Empire. ...

Born in Vienna, he was the youngest child of Anselm von Rothschild (1803-1874) and Charlotte von Rothschild (1807-1859). Known in the family as "Salbert," he was educated in Vienna and Brünn Vienna (German: Wien ; Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian: Beč, Czech: Vídeň, Hungarian: Bécs, Romanian: Viena, Romani: Bech or Vidnya, Russian: Вена, Slovak: Viedeň, Slovenian: Dunaj) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... // Geography Brno (help· info) (-Czech, German: Brünn) is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, located in the southeast part of the country, at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers. ...

On his father's death in 1874, brothers Nathaniel and Ferdinand inherited most of the family's real estate and art collection. However, the family business went to Albert including the S M von Rothschild bank, the single largest shareholding in the Creditanstalt, and the shares in the Northern Railway. After two generations in Austria, communications between his family and the Rothschilds in England had diminished considerably but Albert wisely reinstated the regular exchange of vital information on current economic matters and politics in their respective countries. The Creditanstalt (CA) was an Austrian bank. ... The Northern Railway (German Nordbahn) was the name of a former railway company during the time of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. ...

In 1876, Albert von Rothschild married Baroness Bettina Caroline de Rothschild (1858-1892) of Paris, France, daughter of Alphonse James de Rothschild. They had the following children: The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Mayer Alphonse James Rothschild, born February 1, 1827 in Paris - died May 26, 1905 in Paris, was a banker and philanthropist and a member of the prominent Rothschild family. ...

1. Georg Anselm Alphonse (March 22, 1877 - January 10, 1934), never married, he died in a private mental hospital and was buried in the Zentralfriedhof, Vienna
2. Alfons Maier (1878-1942)
3. Charlotte Esther (1879-1885)
4. Ludwig (Louis) Nathaniel (1882-1955)
5. Eugène Daniel (1884-1976)
6. Valentine Noémi (1886-1969)
7. Oskar Ruben (1888-1909), never married, at age 21 he committed suicide and was buried in the Zentralfriedhof, Vienna

Albert von Rothschild owed several large properties including the Palais Albert Rothschild at Prinz-Eugen-Straße 20-22, in the IV. district Wieden district of Vienna designed by the French architect Gabriel-Hippolyte Destailleur and built between 1876 and 1882. Exterior of the Dr. Karl Lueger-Gedächtniskirche, Zentralfriedhof, Vienna. ... Palais Rothschild was the name of a number of palaces in Vienna, Austria, built by the famous banking family the Rothschilds in the 1800s. ... Wieden is the fourth district of Vienna. ... Vienna (German: Wien ; Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian: Beč, Czech: Vídeň, Hungarian: Bécs, Romanian: Viena, Romani: Bech or Vidnya, Russian: Вена, Slovak: Viedeň, Slovenian: Dunaj) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ...

In December of 1887 Albert and his wife were given the right to be presented at Court, the first time such a privilege had been granted in Austria to persons of the Jewish faith. Albert continued the family's involvement in the arts and with philanthropic projects. An avid chess player, he sponsored tournaments and in 1872 became president and patron of the Vienna chess society and took a special interest in institutions that provided assistance to Jewish artists and musicians. Following his wife's passing in 1892 at the young age of thirty-four, in her memory Albert von Rothschild built the Bettina Frauenspital (Bettina Hospital for Women) and a Bettina Rothschild begonia was named for her. A benefactor of the Vienna Observatory, the Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa named the large Main belt asteroid he discovered in 1885 the 250 Bettina in her honor. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Chess is an abstract strategy board game for two players. ... Species About 1400 species; see text Begonia is a genus in the flowering plant family Begoniaceae. ... Vienna University Observatory Vienna Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Vienna, Austria. ... Johann Palisa (December 6, 1848 – May 2, 1925) was an Austrian astronomer, born in Troppau in Austrian Silesia (now in the Czech Republic). ... Image of the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. ... An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ... 250 Bettina is a large Main belt asteroid. ...

Albert was awarded the Iron Cross of Merit in 1893 for his role in Austro-Hungarian monetary reform.

When his unmarried and childless brother Nathaniel died in 1905, Albert inherited his Palais Rothschild at 14-16 Theresianumgasse in Vienna along with its large collection of art. Palais Rothschild was the name of a number of palaces in Vienna, Austria, built by the famous banking family the Rothschilds in the 1800s. ...

Albert Salomon von Rothschild died in Vienna in 1911 and was interred next to his wife and their six-year-old daughter Charlotte in the city's Zentralfriedhof. In recognition of Albert von Rothschild's years of financial support, the 719 Albert Amor asteroid was named in his memory by astronomer Johann Palisa. Exterior of the Dr. Karl Lueger-Gedächtniskirche, Zentralfriedhof, Vienna. ... 719 Albert is an Amor asteroid, the second one discovered after 433 Eros. ... The Amor asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after the asteroid 1221 Amor. ... An astronomer or astrophysicist is a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. ... Johann Palisa (December 6, 1848 – May 2, 1925) was an Austrian astronomer, born in Troppau in Austrian Silesia (now in the Czech Republic). ...

References

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