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Was Jacob Rothschild the first Baron Rothschild?

Yes
No
He was the second
He was the third

Answer

The answer is no. Nathan Mayer Rothschild, Jacob's father, was the first Baron Rothschild. He was elevated to the peerage of the United Kingdom for his services to the British government during the Napoleonic Wars. Jacob Rothschild, the fourth son of Nathan Mayer Rothschild, became the second Baron Rothschild upon his father's death in 1836.