Mayer Amschel Rothschild was the founder of the Rothschild family banking empire and that was the name given to him by his parents. He was born in London, England, on July 26, 1978, the youngest ...

However, Amschel wasn't a rich man by any stretch of the imagination, as his meager dwelling suggests. Source: The House of Rothschild After his parents passed away at the age of 12, Mayer went to ...