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Revision as of 22:27, 12 October 2023
The Banque Lambert was a significant bank in Belgium, established in 1853 and long associated with the Rothschilds. It merged in 1975 with Banque de Bruxelles to form Bank Brussels Lambert which itself was acquired in 1998 by ING Group.
Übersicht
Samuel Lambert worked in the 1830s in Brussels, together with Lazare Richtenberger, as agent of James Mayer de Rothschild in the newly created Kingdom of Belgium. In 1850, he established a branch in Antwerp for his joint banking business with Richtenberger. Following Richtenberger's death in late 1853, the business took the sole name of Lambert.[1]
Samuel's son Léon Lambert took over the bank's leadership upon Samuel's death in 1875. In 1882 he married Zoé Lucie Betty de Rothschild, a granddaughter of James de Rothschild, further reinforcing the links between the two families. A prominent member of the Belgian establishment and royal court, he was at times second among all the country's taxpayers, surpassed only by Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders. He was main banker to King Leopold II, both in a personal capacity and for the Congo Free State, which earned him the nickname of "le banquier du roi".[2]
In 1885, the bank moved from its former premises on Rue Neuve to the former mansion of Frédéric d'Ennetières.[2] In 1899, it participated in the establishment of the Banque d'Outremer led by Albert Thys, and was its second-largest founding shareholder behind the Société Générale de Belgique.[3]: II
Léon's son Henri Lambert in turn took the bank's reins after his father died in 1919. In 1926, he reorganized the bank and made it more autonomous from the Rothschilds.[4]: 234 After Henri Lambert died in 1933, his widow Johanna von Reininghaus led the bank until their son Léon Lambert took over in 1950 and rebranded the bank as Banque Lambert.[4]: 238
See also
Notes
- ^ Cassis, Youssef; Collier, Jacqueline (2010). Capitals of Capital: The Rise and Fall of International Financial Centres 1780–2009. Cambridge University Press. p. 34. ISBN 9780521144049.
- ^ a b Eric Meuwissen (16 August 1996). "Léon Lambert, banquier du roi - Lucie Rothschild, la Lambert de Bruxelles - Un musée plus riche que celui d'art moderne". www.lesoir.be.
- ^ René Brion; Jean-Louis Moreau (October 2008), Banque d'Outremer (Compagnie Internationale pour le Commerce et l'Industrie) S.A. (PDF), BNP Paribas Fortis Historical Centre and Association pour la Valorisation des Archives d'Entreprises asbl / Vereniging voor de Valorisatie van Bedrijfsarchieven vzw
- ^ a b P.-F. Smets (2012). Nouvelle Biographie Nationale. Brussels: Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts.
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