# James Rothschild

James Amschel Victor Rothschild (born 14 May 1985) is a British financier who is a birth member of both the Rothschild family's banking family of England and the Guinness family. In 2015, he married into the Hilton family, as the husband of the American socialite, fashion designer and model, Nicky Hilton.
Rothschild is the heir presumptive to the Rothschild baronetcy. As the heir presumptive, his only son, Chasen Rothschild (born 2022), is heir apparent.

## Early life

James Amschel Victor Rothschild was born in Westminster, London, England on 14 May 1985, as the youngest child and only son to Amschel Mayor James Rothschild (1955–1996), a birth member of the Rothschild family's banking family of England, and his wife, Anita Patience (née Guinness; born 1957), a birth member of the Guinness family. He had two sisters, Kate Emma Rothschild (formally Goldsmith; born 1982) and Alice Miranda Goldsmith (née Rothschild; born 1983).
Rothschild was eleven years old when his father died by suicide at the Hôtel Le Bristol Paris. When he was seventeen, his mother married James Adair Wigan (born 1950).

### Family

Rothschild's paternal grandparents were Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild (1910–1990) and Teresa Rothschild, Baroness Rothschild (née Mayor; 1915–1996). His aunt is Emma Rothschild (born 1948). His half-uncle, through his grandfather's first marriage, was Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild (1936–2024). His cousin is Nathaniel Rothschild, 5th Baron Rothschild (born 1971).
Rothschild's maternal grandparents were James Edward Alexander Rundell Guinness (1924–2006) and Pauline Vivien (née Mander; 1926–2017). His aunt is Sabrina Guinness (born 1955). His other aunt and uncle, Julia Samuel (née Guinness; born 1959) and Hugo Guinness (born 1959), are twins.
Rothschild's eldest sister, Kate, married the financier Ben Goldsmith at St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds on 20 September 2003. They have three children together, a daughter and two sons. The couple divorced in 2013, following her extramarital affair with the American rapper Jay Electronica. After her divorce, she began a relationship with the entrepreneur Paul Forkan. They have a son together. On 8 July 2019, her 15-year-old daughter, Iris Annabel Goldsmith, was killed in a quad bike accident at Cannwood, their former dairy farm, in North Brewham, Somerset. Part of the land at Cannwood is now a memorial stone circle for his late niece.
Rothschild's elder sister, Alice, married the Conservative Party politician Zac Goldsmith at WWT London Wetland Centre in 2013. Zac is the elder brother of Kate's former husband, Ben. They have three children together, two daughters and a son. The couple announced their separation in March 2023.

## Career

Rothschild began his career as an investment banking professional at N M Rothschild & Sons Limited. He has previously served as an Analyst at JNR UK Ltd. He served as an Analyst at Hargreave Hale Limited from 2005 to 2006.
Rothschild has served as a Partner and Vice President at Monument Capital Group Holdings LLC since 2010. He was a co-founder of West Arrow, an investment and advisory firm. He also serves as a Partner at Lepe Partners LLP.
Rothschild is the CEO and Founder of JR Capital Ltd. He is a founder and managing partner of Tru Arrow Partners, a global growth technology firm built around family capital.

## Personal life

Rothschild began dating the fashion designer and model Nicholai Olivia "Nicky" Hilton (born 1983), the younger daughter of Richard Hilton and Kathy Hilton, from the Hilton family, in 2011, having met at Petra Ecclestone and James Stunt's wedding in Italy. On 12 August 2014, he became engaged to Hilton. The couple were married in the Orangery at Kensington Palace in London on 10 July 2015. His sister-in-law is the American media personality Paris Hilton. They have three children together; Lily-Grace Victoria Rothschild (born 8 July 2016), Theodora Marilyn "Teddy" Rothschild (born 20 December 2017) and Chasen Rothschild (born June 2022).
Rothschild put his farm in Rushbrooke, West Suffolk on the market for £24M in May 2015.