Baron Rodolphe Hottinguer was the first born son of Jean-Henri, born in Paris

Paris

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 In 1835 and died in 1920. Like his father, Rodolphe at the age of 18 left Paris on a journey to England. He returned to Paris for a very short period before he took off on another voyage, the destination this time was America. When he returned, he would achieved a vast success in the financial world. His first stop would be Constantinople, where he linked Hottinger & Cie with all the great banking families in Europe. During this time founded the Ottoman Bank

Ottoman Bank

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. For this he was personally thanked by the sultan and made grand Vizier

Grand Vizier

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During his time, the Hottinger banking house played an important role in major development projects in France and elsewhere in Europe: creation of major manufacturing and services companies, the co-founding of banking and insurance companies and the first railways—Baron Rodolphe was Vice Chairman of Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée

Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée

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, and his portrait, next to that of Sarah Bernhardt, still forms part of the fresco depicting numerous personalities of the time at the famous Train Bleu restaurant at the Gare de Lyon

Gare de Lyon

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 in Paris.

The Work of Baron Rodolphe during this time was to safeguard the Hottinguer Bank during the agitated times of the war of 1870 and the Great War. When he reached the age of 83 he entrusted the Bank to his son Henri Hottinguer.

See also House of Hottinguer and Hottinger chronology

Hottinger chronology

The name “Hottinger” first appears in the annals of the town of Zöllikon, near Zurich, in 1362. The town had recently joined the Swiss Confederation, and was poised to become a thriving center for trade. In 1401, three members of the Hottinger family were named Burghers of the city...

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Sources

http://www.hottinger.com

max Gerard 1968, Messieurs Hottinguer Banquiers a Paris.

http://www.anz.com

Capitals of Capital, A History of International Financial Centres, 1780–2005, ISBN 9780521845359 | ISBN 0521845351

http://www.lavf.com/archives/Banquiers_classiques_de_la_haute_banque-0314204401.html