Mayer Carl von Rothschild

Mayer Carl Freiherr von Rothschild (5 August 1820 – 16 October 1886) was a German Jewish banker and politician, as well as scion of the Rothschild family. Early life Born in Frankfurt on 5 August 1820. He was a son of Adelheid (née Herz) and Carl Mayer von Rothschild. Among his siblings were Charlotte (wife of Lionel de Rothschild), , Wilhelm Carl (1828–1901), and Anselm Alexander Carl, who died young. He studied law at the University of Göttingen and the University of Berlin. Career After studying law, he joined the family banking firm in Frankfurt. Following the deaths of his father and uncle (Amschel Mayer Rothschild), Mayer Carl and his brother Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild became heads of the firm.