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Samson Wertheimer | |
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 Rabbi Samson Wertheimer (1658–1724) | |
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| Born | 17 January 1658 |
| Died | 6 August 1724 (aged 66) |
| Religion | Judaism |
Samson Wertheimer (17 January 1658 – 6 August 1724) was chief rabbi of Hungary and Moravia, and rabbi of Eisenstadt. He was also a powerful Austrian financier, court Jew and Shtadlan to Austrian Emperor Leopold I. With the help of Samuel Oppenheimer, he helped finance the Spanish War of Succession on behalf of the Empire.
A scholar and patron of scholars, he also financed the printing of the Babylonian Talmud undertaken at Frankfurt (1712–22) by his son-in-law, Moses Kann. Wertheimer possessed numerous palaces and ten imperial soldiers guarded his house. He was known by the title of Judenkaiser (Jewish emperor).
The Wertheimer family established branches in several European nations.
Famous descendants include billionaire Gerard Wertheimer and billionaire Alain Weirtheimer, little is known about them according to French media.[1]