New-York tribune., 1905-01-09
A RoTHscHILp MARRIAGE.

7rba Baron Edouard Rothschild whose engage
rnent 20 Nile. Germaine Halphen. daughter OF the
great sugar refner Emil Halphen. is just reported
Is the only son and heir OF Baron Alphonse Roth
schiId the head OF the Partisan branch OF the In
ternationaI banking house OF Rothschiid and the
chief OF the French line Of the family baron
Edouard is about thirty-six years Old Is lieu-
tenant OF hussars in the reserve of the French
army and a member of the smart Rue Royale Ciuo'
at Paris His hancees mother was Mile Fonld
granddaughter OF the statesman and nnaneler OF
that name who played so important role through
out the reign of the third Napoleon in France, and
in way she is related 10 the MARQUIS ee breeu4I
and his American wife. who was Miss Garner. Of
New-York the marquis being grandson through
his mother, Of the statesman FouId,
There Is such a number Of these Baron Roth
seh!Ids-two of them being now in Amerlea-that II
may be just as well to give few notes"for the
nurnoss Of enabling people to distinguish them
from another.
Baron AlphOnse. the head OF the French line mas
as I have stated above, only two surviving chill
drer, namely Baron Edousrd, whose engagement
l have jast recorded, and daughter, BeatriX by
name married to Maurice Ephrussi Baron Al
phonse, who is man considerably over sew
enty has two surviving brothers. Baron Gustav
and Baron Edmund. Gustay has SON twenty
four years old. of the name Of Robert, who fought
a duel the other day. and two daughters, one mar
ried to Sir Edward ssssoon and the other TO Baron
Lambert. OF Brussels. who represents the Hoth-
schild interests there. The other brother Edmund.
has two gToyn sons bearing the names OF james
and Maurice. There a third brother. the lats
Baron Solomon Rothschd. He died. leaving a
daughter. Helen by name Who is married to Baron
Van Zuylen, Of Paris. so widely known as mo-
torist
These constitute what is known the French
line Of the Rothschild family. But there sIe seY-
eral other members Of the Rothschild family who
live In Paris, belonging to the English and the
Frankfort branches Thus. there is Baron Henry
de Rothschild the eminent physician ami special
aff fha1 1a-
Baron James de Rothschild Of the English branch,
James being in his turn the OF Nathaniel, who
was brother OF the late Sir Anthony de Rothschild
and OF old Baron Lionel de Rothschiid. Dr. Henry
d. Rothschlld has at Paris brother OF the name
of Baron Arthur who is a bachelor and great
yschtsman.
Adolph Rothschild. Baron Adolph. though a mem
no, OF the Frankfort line, in charge OF the
T3oth.child interests in Italy but after the
,hroyr OF the Kingdom OF Naples he transferred
h,s abode 70 Paris. He was not only the barker,
hat likewise the loyal friend OF the late King Of
Eaples and OF his consoTt, and helped them in
INV an hour OF diflcuty Queen Marie Of Naples
-. ,sv-er forgotten this and the widowed Baroness
Adolpb Rothschld enjoys her Intimacy 10 de-
gree accorded TO no other person The baroness's
,ouse IS one OF the very few that she visits, ana
,be late Empress Of Austria never lost an oPpor-
t,nitv OF showing her regard fer the baroness ana
-. srnreeistion of the devotion which both she
and the baron had shown TO her sister the Queen.
str,ctly speaking the Frankfort line OF the hoass
ts erftnet the late Baron Charles. VINO was the
chief thereof having left only daughters One OF
the1n Is the Duchess Of Roths-hhd. while another.
= 81. aiea lsst year. was Pnaesss ana Du2hess OF
va gram.
~. tvo young Barons Louis and AlphoEse Roth
s,hus Il this country belong 70 the V!ennese
brqneh. are sous OF Baron Albert and have tAFss
s,rorhers Their uncle. Nathaniel, the only other
,,.rrh-r of the Austrian line. Is dying.
the English Rothseh.lcs consist OF Lord Roth
sebud with his two sons. Walter and Charles; his
bachelor broth.r Alfred and his brothsr Leopold.