Irene Rothschild Guggenheim (née Irene M. Rothschild; December 16, 1869 – November 28, 1954) was an American art collector and philanthropist. She was married to Solomon R. Guggenheim, who was of the wealthy Guggenheim family, that founded the Yukon Gold Company in Alaska, among other business interests.
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Early life, family, and education
Irene Rothschild Guggenheim was born as Irene M. Rothschild on December 16, 1868, in New York City. Her parents were Josephine (née Wolf), and Victor Henry Rothschild, they were Jewish and in the apparel manufacturing business. Her father had immigrated from Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Rothschild attended public schools, and the Female Normal and High School (later known as Hunter College High School). Additionally she attended Miss Lindner’s School in Frankfurt, Germany between 1882 and 1884, and Madame da Silva's private school in New York City.
She was married to Solomon Robert Guggenheim on April 4, 1895, in New York City at the V. Henry Rothschild & Company, her father's manufacturing building. Their children were Eleanor May (1896–1992; later known as Lady Castle Stewart, after her marriage to Arthur Stuart, 7th Earl Castle Stewart), Gertrude Renee (1898–1966) and Barbara Josephine (1904–1985). Her family was part of the Congregation Emanu-El of New York City.