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This article by Miles Mathis challenges the conventional narrative of the Rothschild family’s origins, suggesting their rise to prominence as bankers in the 1760s in Frankfurt from humble beginnings is a fabricated story. The author proposes that the name “Rothschild” is not derived from “Red shield” but rather from a connection to the Leslie family, specifically the Earls and Dukes of Rothes in Scotland. Mathis argues that the Rothschild family, or a progenitor, likely changed their name to obscure their aristocratic British Isles and Scottish heritage, which he believes extends back to ancient noble lines connected to Alba and Hungary.

Mathis traces a lineage from the Leslies of Rothes to the Stewarts and other prominent British and Scottish families, including the Hayes, Keiths, Grays, Bruces, Setons, Sinclairs, Grahams, Haliburtons, and Campbells. He highlights the 7th Earl of Rothes, a banker and Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, suggesting that a hidden son may have been sent to Germany during the English Revolution, changing his name to “Rothes-child” and establishing the Rothschild banking dynasty. The article posits that this individual likely married a Cohen and embraced his Jewish roots, facilitating his and his descendants’ return and rise in England.

The author further connects Rothschilds to various other prominent families through marriages, including the Fitzroys (linking to Stuarts), Primrose (Earls of Rosebery), Stanhopes (linked to Hamiltons and Haddington), and the Smiths of Nottingham bankers. This latter connection is used to explain the involvement of a Countess of Rothes in the Titanic hoax and links Brad Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter to the Rothschilds through these extended family ties. The article critiques mainstream historical accounts as misdirection, particularly regarding the pronunciation of the Rothschild name and the alleged humble origins of Mayer Rothschild.

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