Alice Charlotte von Rothschild (17 February 1847 – 3 May 1922) was a socialite and member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of Austria. Born in Frankfurt, she was the eighth and youngest child of Anselm von Rothschild (1803–1874) and Charlotte Rothschild (1807–1859). She was a small child when her family moved to Vienna where her father took over management of the family-owned S M von Rothschild bank.
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