Study of the Hegemony of Parasitism - michaeljgoodnight.com

worth from 70 to 100 million florins, much of it inherited
from his father, Wilhelm the Eighth, brother of the King of
Sweden. Baron von Estorff advised the Landgrave that
Mayer Amschel showed an uncanny ability to increase
money through his investments. The Landgrave
immediately sent for him.
At this time, King George III [of England] was trying to
put down the American Rebellion. His troops were being
outfought by the hardy Americans, who were
accustomed to wilderness battles. Mayer Amschel
arranged for King George to hire 16,800 sturdy young
Hessian soldiers from the Landgrave, a considerable
addition to the Hesse's fortune. This advantageous
relationship came to a halt with the sudden death in 1785
of the Landgrave, who was only twenty-five years old.
However, Mayer Amschel attained absolute influence
over his successor, Elector Wilhelm I, who, like Mayer
Amschel, had also been born in 1743. It was said that
they were like two shoes, so well did they go together. It
was a pleasant change from Mayer Amschel's
relationship with the former Landgrave, who had been a
very difficult and demanding person. In fact, the
Landgrave's sudden death had luckily placed Mayer
Amschel in charge of the largest fortune in Europe.
As he prospered, Mayer Amschel placed a large red
shield over his door of the house in the Judengasse,
which he shared with the Schiff family. He took the name
"Rothschild" from his sign. In 1812, when he died, he left
one billion franks to his five sons. The eldest, Anselm,