" The family's ascent to international prominence began in 1744, with the birth of Mayer Amschel Rothschild inFrankfurt am Main, Germany. He was the son of Amschel Moses Rothschild, (born circa 1710),[11] a money changer who had traded with the Prince of Hesse. Born in the "Judengasse", the ghetto of Frankfurt, Mayer developed a finance house and spread his empire by installing each of his five sons in the five main European financial centres to conduct business.  "


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothschild_family



" After the war Krupp was rebuilt from scratch and again became one of the wealthiest companies in Europe. However a recession in 1967 caused the company sever profit loss. In 1999 the Krupp firm merged with Thyssen AG to formThyssenKrupp AG, a large industrialconglomerate. "



https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krupp