THE Rothschild family is one of the world's richest families, boasting hundreds of billions of pounds in assets.
Here, we look at David Mayer de Rothschild, who is heir to the family fortune.
Who is David Mayer de Rothschild?
David Mayer de Rothschild is a British adventurer.
He was born on August 28, 1978, in London, and has an older brother and sister, Anthony and Jessica.
In 2007, Rothschild was named one of GQ's Men Of The Year.
He was called a "climate hero" by the United Nations Environment Program in 2009.
He regularly posts on Instagram, where the environmentalist's bio reads: "I don’t pretend to know the answers to protect Nature, but I do believe we can give Nature a voice."
He produced the 2017 docudrama Becoming Bond, which looks at the casting of George Lazenby as James Bond for 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service, following the departure of Sean Connery.
In 2020, the New York Times reported he was living with his wife, actress Karina Deyko, in a Los Angeles studio complex.
On March 23, 2023, Rothschild was seen leaving a restaurant with actress Angelina Jolie in Malibu, California.
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What is David Mayer de Rothschild's net worth?
David is thought to have a net worth of around £8billion, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
According to the same site, the family has a combined net worth of around £326billion.
This money has been made mostly through the family's international banking empire.
Who is the Rothschild family?
The Rothschild family is a European banking dynasty that originated in Frankfurt in the 1760s.
Started by Mayer Amschel Rothschild, he and his five sons started banks in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Vienna and Naples.
The plan was to have an international network in which they could transport large sums of money.
They are credited with helping to fund the industrialisation of Europe.
They also funded the purchase of the Suez Canal, and the Napoleonic and Austro-Prussian wars.
In addition to banking and finance, the family has been involved in other ventures, such as real estate and winemaking.
They have two headquarters, in Paris and London.
Rothschild's financial advisory division is well known to have links to the British Royal Family.
Sir Evelyn Robert de Rothschild, David's father, was the personal financial adviser to the late Queen.
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The Queen knighted him in 1988 for services to banking and finance.
Sir Evelyn died on November 7, 2022, and David's mother, Victoria Lou Schott, died in January 2021.
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