Eugène Daniel von Rothschild

Baron Eugène Daniel von Rothschild (6 March 1884 – 25 April 1976) was a member of the notable Rothschild family. He was part of the 5th generation of Rothschild (measured from Mayer Amschel) and his parents were Salomon and Bettina Rothschild. He was descended from the Austrian branch of the family.

Early life Rothschild was born on 6 March 1884. He was a younger son of Albert Salomon von Rothschild and Bettina Caroline de Rothschild. Kitty (who was also American) was a friend of Wallis Simpson and after Edward VIII abdicated he traveled to Catherine and Eugène's Castle in Enzesfeld near Vienna. Shortly after the beginning of World War II, Catherine and Eugène left for Locust Valley, New York where Catherine later died in 1946. They both lived in New York City and Long Island but eventually left to live in Monte Carlo where he died in 1976.