Evelyn de Rothschild, a British financier and the oldest member of the Rothschild dynasty died at age 91. This is reported by Bloomberg, citing the British Press Association, to which his family's statement was sent.

Evelyn de Rothschild, a prominent British financier, the oldest member of the Rothschild dynasty and a man who helped unite the British and French units of his family's famous banking group and someone to whom Queen Elizabeth II sought financial advice, died at age 91. A statement from his family indicated that he died peacefully at his home.

At age 27, beginning in 1976, Rothschild had already served as chairman of NM Rothschild & Sons, the London branch of the financial dynasty that was founded by his ancestor in the late 18th century. In doing so, before retiring in 2003, he was able to achieve his long-held goal of merging the London business with his French counterpart, Rothschild & Compagnie Banque.

Between 1972 and 1989, he was chairman of the Economist magazine, which he once called probably the most independent publication in the world.

The Rothschild dynasty is a European dynasty of Jewish bankers and public figures whose history dates back to the late 18th century. Mayer Amschel Rothschild founded a bank in Frankfurt am Main. His business was continued by his five sons. The brothers controlled five banks in major European cities: London, Paris, Vienna, Naples, Frankfurt. Two branches of the Rothschilds - English and French exist to this day.