Alfred de Rothschild and Almina Countess of Carnarvon
Was Alfred de Rothschild Almina's Father? Baron Alfred de Rothschild : 1842-1918 Lady Almina of Highclere Castle There are those who contend that the Jewish banker Baron Alfred de Rothschild the “ petit maitre ” ( it means a fop or dandy) was Almina Carnarvon ’ s real father. A physical resemblance between Alfred and Almina is suggested. Highclere's biography of Almina, of 2011 , entitled “ Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey … .. ” (a ghost -written fabrication full of errors and misrepresentations of Almina's life and times ) is particularly lame history in only saying to back up its assertions of Alfred as the father that “ the question of Almina ’ s paternity can ’ t be conclusively determined with any certainty … . ” Indeed! Over several paragraphs of the boo...