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12 Dr. John Coleman<br />

The two hit it of at once. Both were born in 1743.<br />

Amschel kept his true wealth from Elector Wilhelm I, always<br />

wearing <strong>the</strong> same clo<strong>the</strong>s and pretending to be poor. From <strong>the</strong><br />

time he became <strong>the</strong> manager of <strong>the</strong> fortune of Elector Wilhelm I,<br />

Amschel's fortune increased as his employer's decreased. In 1794<br />

<strong>the</strong>re occurred an event that caused Elector Wilhelm I to flee. It<br />

happened when <strong>the</strong> French General Hoche captured Coblenz.<br />

Fearing that his corrupt practices would be revealed (actually <strong>the</strong><br />

schemes of Amschel <strong>the</strong> "front man") by <strong>the</strong> occupation, Elector<br />

Wilhelm I fled, having signed over control to Amschel.<br />

This is <strong>the</strong> true account of how <strong>the</strong> Rothschilds got <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

money. It was not by pawn brokering, smart speculation or any<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r of <strong>the</strong> widely accepted fairy tales that sound so romantic.<br />

The genius of <strong>the</strong> sons can be traced to <strong>the</strong> fortune of <strong>the</strong><br />

Landgrave of Hesse and not to <strong>the</strong> fanciful "genius" of <strong>the</strong> five<br />

bro<strong>the</strong>rs! It was a case of "<strong>the</strong>ft by conversion," plain and simple.<br />

Mayer died at Frankfurt on December 12, 1812, leaving his<br />

legacy to five sons and a lesser amount for his five daughters.

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