Samson Wertheimer (17 January 1658 – 6 August 1724) was chief rabbi of Hungary and Moravia, and rabbi of Eisenstadt. He was also a powerful Austrian financier, court Jew and Shtadlan to Austrian Emperor Leopold I. With the help of Samuel Oppenheimer, he helped finance the Spanish War of Succession on behalf of the Empire.
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17 January 1658 Worms, Holy Roman Empire
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Died |
1724 (aged 65) Vienna, Austria
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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