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 | | The house was let to various families, and in 1836 it was rented for the summer by Nathan Mayer Rothschild, one of five brothers from Frankfurt who established a powerful banking dynasty across Europe. |
 | | His political counsel was widely sought, not least by Gladstone and Disraeli, and many influential people were entertained at Tring icludind the youn Winston Churchhill and the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, who took part in sumptuous shooting parties on the reservoires. |
 | | An ambitious programme of housing, social and medical welfare was begun with the close involvment of Emma, his wife; the house was remodelled, the estate transformed, and generous contributions made to local cause. |
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