Rothschild loans to the Holy See refers to a series of major financial loans arranged between the Rothschild family and the Holy See of the Catholic Church. The first loan, which occurred in 1832, too
Pope Gregory XVI oversaw the loan deal between the Rothschild family and the Holy See in 1832.
James Mayer de Rothschild negotiated the specific terms of the loan deal with Alessandro Torlonia.
Cardinal Antonio Tosti attempted to convert the debt with six Parisian banks who were rivals to the Rothschilds.
Prince Metternich worked closely with the Rothschilds and liaised with Pope Gregory XVI on issues such as the Ancona Jews on their behalf.
Klemens von Metternich
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Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein, known as Klemens von Metternich or Prince Metternich, was a German statesman and diplomat in the service of the Austrian Emp
Rothschild loans to the Holy See
…of this family established themselves in several European power centers, including in Catholic countries, such as in Vienna in the Austrian Empire of Klemens von Metternich (for whom the Age of Metternich is named), and in Naples ruled by the Bourbon-Two Sicilies monarchy. One of the states to which sovereignty was restored…
Schloss Königswart in Bohemia
Metternich, c. 1808
The Congress of Erfurt by Nicolas Gosse, 1838. Napoleon receiving von Vincent at Erfurt, a congress Metternich was not allowed to attend