An heir to the prominent Rothschild family has died after a house fire broke out at the Laurel Canyon house. William Rothschild's body was found in the $1 million home in Los Angeles on Friday. The Rothschilds are a prominent Jewish family who emigrated from Germany and had long been staples in the banking world most notably during the 18th and 19th centuries.

A reclusive member of the famous Rothschild family died in a fire in Laurel Canyon, in the Hollywood Hills, on November 27. The Rothschild family is a European banking dynasty that became one of the most powerful and wealthy families in modern history.

Voter registration records show that William A. De Rothschild, listed as 87, has resided at the burned house. Another database shows a 77-year-old man with a similar name owning the property. The deceased man will be formally identified and his cause of death determined by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.

A MEMBER of the famous Rothschild family has died in a house fire in the Hollywood Hills, say shocked neighbors. Reclusive millionaire Will Rothschild is believed to have lived in the $1million

A reclusive member of the wealthy Rothschild family was killed on Wednesday in a fire that devastated his Hollywood Hills home. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to the fire Wednesday afternoon,

Will Rothschild, a member of the Rothschild banking dynasty, died after his Hollywood Hills home caught fire. His body was found by Los Angeles firefighters, though official identification is pending.