Historedia
Person

Nathan Mayer Rothschild

Events
4
Episodes
14
Years
1833–1840

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Nathan Mayer Rothschild, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Slavery Abolition Act 1833 receives royal assent

    1833–1835

    Role: Banker

    1. 28 August 1833 · Palace of WestminsterRoyal Assent

      King William IV granted royal assent to the Slavery Abolition Act on 28 August 1833, completing the legislative process.

    2. 3 August 1835 · LondonCompensation Financing

      The government finalized a £15 million loan to finance the compensation fund for slaveowners.

  2. Slavery Abolition Act and the end of slavery in the British Empire

    1833–1840

    Role: Banker

    1. 1833-1834 · LondonRoyal Assent

      The bill received royal assent on 28 August 1833, coming into force on 1 August 1834.

    2. 1834-1840 · United KingdomApprenticeship Termination

      Former slaves were redesignated as apprentices, with servitude ending in stages by 1838 or 1840.

    3. 1835-08-03 · LondonCompensation Financing

      The British government took on a £15 million loan to finance payments, finalised in 1835.

    4. 1836 · West IndiesFact-Finding Mission

      Four leading members of the abolitionist movement made a fact-finding mission to the West Indies in 1836.

    5. 1838 · BarbadosBarbados Legislative Action

      The Barbados legislature passed laws ending apprenticeships on 1 August 1838, prompted by Governor Sir Murray MacGregor.

    6. 1839 · LondonAnti-Slavery Society Formation

      A successor organisation to the Anti-Slavery Society was formed in London in 1839.

  3. Slave Compensation Act 1837

    1835–1837

    Role: Banker involved in financing loan

    1. 3 August 1835 · British GovernmentFinancing the Compensation

      The British government secured a £15 million loan in 1835 to finance the compensation payments, with additional funds paid in government stock.

    2. 1837 · British ColoniesIssuance of Compensation Awards

      More than 40,000 awards were issued to slave owners based on a government census of 1 August 1834, totaling approximately £20 million for enslaved people freed in the Caribbean, Mauritius and the Cape of Good Hope.

    3. 23 December 1837 · Parliament of the United KingdomRoyal Assent and Scope Expansion

      The Slave Compensation Act 1837 was signed into law on 23 December 1837, widening compensation to cover owners of any African slave in any colony.

  4. Slavery abolished in Mauritius

    1835

    Role: Financier

    1. 1835–1924 · MauritiusIndentured Labor Recruitment

      Post-abolition, Mauritius recruited indentured laborers from India and other regions for sugar plantations.

    2. 1 February 1835 · MauritiusAbolition Effective in Mauritius

      Slavery officially ended in Mauritius on 1 February 1835, freeing 66,343 people despite planter opposition.

    3. 3 August 1835 · British GovernmentCompensation Loan Negotiation

      The British government secured a £15 million loan in August 1835 to fund slave compensation.

Sources

  1. Slavery Abolition Act 1833 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19
  2. History of Mauritius Wikipedia