He took a special interest in institutions that provided assistance to Jewish artists and musicians. Following his wife's death in 1892 at the age of thirty-four, in her memory Albert von Rothschild built the Bettina Frauenspital (Bettina Hospital for Women) and a Bettina Rothschild begonia was named for her. The Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa named the large Main belt asteroid he discovered in 1885 the 250 Bettina in her honor as a benefactor of the Vienna Observatory.
He had an interest in institutions that helped Jewish artists and musicians. Following his wife's death at age thirty-four in 1892, Albert von Rothschild built the Bettina Frauenspital (Bettina Hospital for Women) and named a Bettina Rothschild begonia after her to honor her memory. The astronomer Johann Palisa honored him as a benefactor of the Vienna Observatory by naming his asteroid 250 Bettina in 1885.