Javal family
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The Javal family originated in Alsace
. They benefited from Napoleon I
's policy of openness toward Jews, and in the nineteenth century experienced a remarkable ascent, with family members becoming prominent bankers, industrialists, physicians, public officials and artists. In the twentieth century, the name Javal was equal in prestige with those of Pereira
, Fould, and Rothschild
.
The family fortune began to accumulate with the authorization in 1808 of the Javal brothers (both named Jacques, and called respectively Jacques Javal the Elder and Jacque Javal the Younger) to operate a spinning mill at Mulhouse
.
The family surname was originally Jacob, and was changed to Javal by decree of 20 July 1808.
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
. They benefited from Napoleon I
Napoleon I
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
's policy of openness toward Jews, and in the nineteenth century experienced a remarkable ascent, with family members becoming prominent bankers, industrialists, physicians, public officials and artists. In the twentieth century, the name Javal was equal in prestige with those of Pereira
Pereira (surname)
Pereira is a common surname in the Portuguese and Galician languages, namely in Portugal, Brazil, and Galicia. It was originally a noble Christian toponym of the Middle Ages, taken from the feudal possession of Pereira , which in Portuguese means 'pear tree'. The name also exists in variations such...
, Fould, and Rothschild
Rothschild family
The Rothschild family , known as The House of Rothschild, or more simply as the Rothschilds, is a Jewish-German family that established European banking and finance houses starting in the late 18th century...
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The family fortune began to accumulate with the authorization in 1808 of the Javal brothers (both named Jacques, and called respectively Jacques Javal the Elder and Jacque Javal the Younger) to operate a spinning mill at Mulhouse
Mulhouse
Mulhouse |mill]] hamlet) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after...
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The family surname was originally Jacob, and was changed to Javal by decree of 20 July 1808.