Purchase of Suez Canal Shares
Rothschild arranges emergency financing enabling Disraeli's Government to purchase the Khedive's Suez Canal shares.
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Lionel de Rothschild Biography and Timeline
Follow Lionel de Rothschild through 3 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Lionel de Rothschild, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
3Distinct records
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1875–1876Years on this page
1875
1876
Suez Canal Finance Commission
Parliament debates the Rothschild firm's commission for advancing the Suez Canal purchase money.
Suez Canal Exchequer Bonds
Parliament authorises Exchequer bonds to replace the temporary Rothschild financing of the Suez Canal purchase.
Records, sources and methodology
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