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Rother mel (roth'er-mel), Peter Frederick. Born July 18, 1817: died Aug. 15, 1895. An American historical painter. He visited Europe in 1856-59, and afterward lived in Philadelphia, where he was an a ociate of the Pennsylvania Academy. Many of his pictures have been engraved. Among them are "De Soto discovering the Mi i ippi” (1844), “Patrick Henry before the Virginia House of Burge es," Battle of Gettysburg" (1871). Rotherthurmpa (rō'ter-törm'päs'). [G., 'red tower pa .'] A pa in the Transylvanian Car path i ans, on the borders of Transylvaniaand Wall a chia, situated in the valley of the Aluta south of Hermannstadt. It was the scene of defeats of the Turks by the Hungarians in 1442 and 1493. The Ru ian invaders pa ed through it in 1849. Rothesay (roth'sā). A royal burgh, capital of the county of Bute, Scotland, situated on the island of Bute, in the Firth of Clyde, 30 miles west of Glasgow. It is a watering-place and health resort; has important fisheries; and contains a ruined castle. Population (1891), 9,034. Rothesay, Duke of. See Stewart , David . Rothorn, or Rothhorn (rot'horn). [G., 'red horn.'] The name of several summits in the Alps Alps of Bern, Valais, the Grisons, etc. Rothschild (G. pron. rot's hilt; commonly E. rothschild). [Said to be from the sign of the house in Frankfort-"zum rothen Schilde," at the Red Shield.'] A celebrated Jewish banking-house at Frankfort-on-the-Main, founded in the latter half of the 18th century by Mayer Anselm Rothschild. Mayer Anselm died in 1812, leaving five sons, all of whom were created barons of the Austrian empire in 1822. The eldest, Anselm Mayer (1773-1855), succeeded as head of the firm. Solomon (1774-1855) established a branch at Vienna; Nathan Mayer (1777-1836), a branch at London (1798); Charles Mayer (1788-1855), a branch at Naples (discontinued about 1861); and Jakob (James) (1792-1868), a branch at Paris. Nathan Mayer was succeeded by his son Lionel Nathan (1808-79) as head of the London branch: the present head is Lionel's son Nathaniel Mayer (born in 1840: raised to the peerage as Baron Rothschild in 1885). Rothschild, Baron Lionel Nathan. Born Nov. 22, 1808: died June 3, 1879. An English banker Rothschild. He was several times elected a member of and politician, of Hebrew birth: son of N. M. Parliament for London, but did not take his seat before 1858, when the Parliamentary oath was modified by omit ting the words obnoxious to his faith. Rothschild, Anselm Mayer. Born at Frankfort-on-the-Main, 1743: died at Frankfort, Sept. 19, 1812. A German-Jewish banker, founder of the house of the Rothschilds. He became a banker at Frankfort, and in 1801 was appointed agent to the Landgrave (subsequently Elector) of He e-Ca el. He preserved the elector's private fortune, which was intrusted to him during the invasion of the French in 1806, and was in gratitude allowed the free use of it for a time, which enabled him to lay the foundation of his wealth. Rothschild, Baron Nathan Mayer. Born Sept. 16, 1777: died July 28, 1836. The founder of the English branch of the house of Rothschild, third son of Mayer Anselm Rothschild. About 1800 he went to Manchester to buy goods for his father. In 1805 he settled in London. He became the financial agent of nearly every civilized government. Rothwell (roth'wel). A town in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, 4 miles southeast of Leeds. Population (1891), 6,205. Rotrou (rō-trö'), Jean de. Born at Dreux, France, Aug. 21, 1609: died there, June 28, 1650. A French dramatist. His tragedies and comedies are largely imitated from the cla ics and the Span ish. He formed, with Corneille, Colletet, Bois robert, and L'Etoile, the band of Richelieu's "five poets," who composed tragedies jointly on the cardinal's plans. Among his best works are the tragedies "Saint-Genest" (1646), "Venceslas" (1647), "Cosroës" (1649). Rotse (rot'se), or Barotse (bä-rot'se): also called Marutse. A Bantu tribe of Central Rouen Africa, settled in the low plain of the upper Zambesi valley, which is periodically flooded, and hence fertile but unhealthy. The kingdom of the Barotse extends far beyond the tribal boundaries. By a revolution the Barotse exterminated, in 1865, their conquerors the Makololo, but retained the language of these and the dominion over neighboring tribes. These tributary tribes are the Manansa, Malaya, Masubia, Matotela, Manchoia, Mambunda, Balibale, and Mahe. The kings since 1865 are Sepopa, Ngwanawina, Lobosi, Akufuna, and Lewanika. The Barotse kingdom is in the British sphere of influence.