List of European Jewish nobility

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Austrian

Coat of arms of the Rothschild family. It was granted in 1822 by the Habsburg College of Heralds. It contains a clenched fist with five arrows symbolizing the five dynasties established by the five sons of Mayer Rothschild. The family motto appears below the shield: Concordia, Integritas, Industria (Harmony, Integrity, Industry).

Belgian

British

Czech

Dutch

French

German

Despite obvious anti-Semitism among the German upper classes, between 1819 and 1900, a number of titles were conferred on Jews. Of a sample of 700 German nobles create during this period, 62 were Jewish.[1]

Hungarian

Italian

Russian

Spanish

See also

References

  1. Rubinstein, W. D. (1993). Capitalism, Culture and Decline in Britain: 1750 -1990. New York, USA. p. 160. ISBN 0415037182.
  2. "Joseph, Baron Gunzburg (Russian philanthropist and banker) - Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
  3. "Horace, Baron Gunzburg (Russian philanthropist and civil-rights activist) - Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. 1909-03-02. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
  4. "Noble Families Of Jewish Ancestry". Chivalricorders.org. Retrieved 2012-04-26.

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