Overview

The history of the Rothschild family – from the rise of the Frankfurt patriarch Maier Amschel (Part 1) and his five sons Maier Amschel Jr., Salomon, Karl, Nathan, and Jacob (Part 2). It describes the development of the Frankfurt banking house and the commercial establishments in Vienna, Paris, Rome, and London, as well as the elevation of the House of Rothschild to the nobility.