Sir Jacob de Rothschild is the current head of the British arm of the Rothschild dynasty. After Eton and Christchurch College, Oxford, Sir Jacob joined the family's merchant bank, N M Rothschild & Sons Ltd in 1963, subsequently running the corporate finance department and chairing the executive committee. After an acrimonious split [this could effectively be disinformation originally promulgated by the Rothschilds -Ed.] with his cousin, Sir Evelyn (see above), he left the company in 1980 to develop the J Rothschild Group. In 1992 Sir Jacob was brought in to chair the National Heritage Memorial Fund, which in 1995 was appointed as the lottery distributor for heritage as the Heritage Lottery Fund. Sir Jacob steps down at the end of this month, to be succeeded by Tony Blair's former housemaster at Fettes School, Dr Eric Anderson. However, it is clear from the Register of Conditionally Exempt Works of Art that Sir Jacob is still fighting to preserve the nation's heritage. He owns almost 800 items, mainly held at his National Trust administered pile, Waddeston Manor, although other items are held at Five Arrows House, his company HQ. Sir Jacob has proved himself to be far more hospitable than his brother, for he has volunteered to show us a pair of crystal chandeliers and a Louis XV Savonnerie carpet at Waddeston in a couple of week's time. We are sure that he would love you, the taxpayer, to see his works also and so we have included a selection of some of his finer items below...
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from <http://www.exbury.co.uk/history.htm>:
Exbury Gardens were the inspiration of Lionel Nathan de Rothschild. It was his vision, his dedication and his resources which have created one of the finest woodland gardens in the country.
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In 1919 he bought the Exbury Estate. At this time Exbury was an isolated hamlet. William Mitford, whose family had owned the Estate in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, described it as an 'earthly paradise'.
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The onset of war in 1939 brought the development to a standstill. In 1942 Lionel died; later that year, with the family given only 48 hours to clear it, Exbury House was requisitioned by the Royal Navy and commissioned as HMS Mastodon.
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Edmund returned home after the war. He then began the enormous task of restoring the gardens to their former glory.
He continued his father's work by cultivating new parts of the garden and raising new Exbury hybrids. Edmund's sons Nicholas and Lionel also share in the family passion for gardening on a grand scale.
the Rothschild smoke machine in full swing, from <http://www.iwsc.co.uk/officers.htm>:
About The International Wine and Spirit Competition
President Elect
The President Elect for the 2000 competition is Baronne Philippine de Rothschild of Baron Phillipe de Rothschild, France.
from <http://www.discoverwine.com/awards.htm>:
U.K. WINE (February, 1991) "SOUTH AMERICAN REDS: GOOD VALUE FOR NOW? by Robert Joseph and a panel of professional tasters: "...Until recently, the only South American estate with an international reputation was Cousiņo Macul; now, with the investment in Los Vascos by Eric de Rothschild of Château Lafite and with the success of the MONTES winery, "more South American estates are becoming internationally known." Four wines only were rated with the top "THREE STARS" (Excellent Value), two Chilean, one Argentinean and one Mexican wine. The two top Chilean wines were MONTES:
Rothschild poetry? from <http://www.royoung.com/catalog/790.html>:
98.DALI, SALVADOR. Dali: The Wines of Gala. NY: Abrams, 1978. 1st American edition. 296 pages. Small folio, more than 140 illustrations, 124 in color. Vineyard of The World. Vineyards of France. Essay by Louis Orizet. Poem by Baron Phillipe de Rothschild. Texts by Max Gerard and Louis Orizet. Dali created several paintings and drawings expressly for this book. Orig. illustrated white cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. $195.00
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