25 richest people in the Millennium

US online edition of Celebrity Net Worth, which specializes in the calculation of famous people earned funds compiled a list of the richest people who lived in the second millennium. Overall condition of the list of representatives of more than $ 4, 32 trillion, while only three out of 25 got into this rating still continue to build up his fortune.
№ 1. Mansa Musa I
Personal fortune: $ 400 billion





№ 2. The Rothschild family
Personal fortune: $ 350 billion
The members of the Rothschild family are now considered the richest people in the world. Their total capital of at least $ 350 billion.

The exact figure is difficult to determine because of the many assets. Some experts believe that the Rothschild family has about $ 1 trillion just in real estate and banking sector.



№ 3. John D. Rockefeller
Personal fortune: $ 340 billion
John D. Rockefeller - the richest man in US history. When he died in 1937, the state of the Rockefeller Foundation estimated at $ 340 billion, adjusted for inflation.

His Standard Oil dominated the American oil market for a long time, but eventually the US government has been divided into small companies, which number includes future Amoco, Chevron Conoco and ExxonMobil.



№ 4. Andrew Carnegie
Personal fortune: $ 310 billion
Andrew Carnegie in 1901 sold his steel company Carnegie Steel Company bank JP Morgan for $ 480 million, as a result of his personal fortune in the current terms was $ 310 billion.

After this transaction, Carnegie left the business and was engaged in charity work, spending for this purpose most of the money - $ 350 695 653 (about $ 4, 3 billion for 2005) - their wealth.



№ 5. Nicholas Romanov
Personal fortune: $ 300 billion
Nikolai Romanov, or better known as Tsar Nicholas II, and Emperor of all the Russias, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland, the last Emperor of the Russian Empire. Rules of the Russian Empire from 1894 to 1917.

In 1916, the personal wealth of Romanov, later canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church, was estimated at $ 300 billion, adjusted for inflation, making it the richest holy.



№ 6. Mir Osman Ali Khan
Personal fortune: $ 230 billion
Mir Osman Ali Khan rules the principality of Hyderabad and District Central Provinces and Berar from 1911 to 1948. And then these territories were annexed to India. Mir Osman Ali Khan had a huge collection of gold and jewelry worth $ 500 million, as well as 50 cars Rolls Royces. His personal collection of gold weighing several tons. Also in his collection was the famous diamond Jacob, who alone is worth $ 95 million.



[/ b] № 7. William the Conqueror
Personal state: $ 229, 5 billion [b]
William the Conqueror lived from 1028 for 1087 years. and became famous mainly by the fact that the capture of England in 1066 the Duke of Normandy and King of England, organizer and leader of the Norman conquest of England, one of the greatest political figures of Europe the XI century.

As long invader, William had great wealth. After his death, he left his sons an amount equal to $ 229, 5 billion mantas



№ 8. Muammar Gaddafi
Personal fortune: $ 200 billion
After the death of Gaddafi in 2011, there were reports that Muammar Gaddafi was secretly the richest man in the world, and its fortune exceeds $ 200 billion. Since then, Libya's new authorities managed to find only $ 70 billion in the accounts in foreign banks. Overthrowing the monarchy, he later formulated the "third world theory", set out in his three-volume work "The Green Book", setting the new form of government Libya - Jamahiriya.



№ 9. Henry Ford
Personal fortune: $ 199 billion
Founder of Ford Motor Company Henry Ford created a brand that is still popular.

His slogan was "car for everybody": the factory Ford released the cheapest cars in the early days of the automobile.

When he died in 1947, his fortune was estimated at $ 199 billion, adjusted for inflation.



№ 10. Cornelius Vanderbilt
Personal fortune: $ 185 billion

Cornelius Vanderbilt - the third richest man in the history of America and the 10th in the history of mankind.

Vanderbilt made his first big money in the shipbuilding industry, but to truly become the super-rich at age 70, when he began to build railroads. After the death of Vanderbilt left heirs assets equal to $ 185 billion.



№ 11. Alan Rufus
Personal state: $ 178, 6 billion
Alan Rufus was a military ally of the commander of William the Conqueror in the XI century. Participation in the capture of new states was very profitable business. Rufus had property in England, a huge piece of land, which is now worth $ 178, 6 billion.

№ 12. Bill Gates
Personal fortune: $ 136 billion
Most of his life, Bill Gates was the richest man in the world. This year, with a fortune of $ 62, 5 billion Microsoft founder takes second place. During the dotcom bubble total value of Gates jumped to $ 136 billion, allowing it to occupy 12th place in the ranking.

№ 13. William de Varennes
Personal state: $ 147, 1 billion
William de Varennes - anglonormandsky aristocrat home de Varennes, Earl of Surrey, an active participant in the civil war in England during the reign of Stephen Bluaskogo. For his part in the hostilities was a huge plot of land, the cost of which now exceeds $ 147 billion.

№ 14. John Jacob Astor
Personal fortune: $ 121 billion
John Jacob Astor - the first multi-millionaire in US history. His first million he earned in the sale of the Canadian fur wealthy women in New York. The money Astor invested in real estate, which is now estimated at $ 121 billion.

№ 15. Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel
Personal state: $ 118, 6 billion
10th Earl of Arundel, also known as Richard Fitzalan, was a famous English aristocrat and a large landowner. His fortune is estimated at $ 118, 6 billion taking into account inflation. He died in 1376

№ 16. John of Gaunt
Personal fortune: $ 110 billion
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, the third surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, had a great land estate whose value exceeds $ 110 billion, adjusted for inflation.

№ 17. Stephen Girard
Personal fortune: $ 105 billion
French banker and owner of the shipyard died in 1831, with a fortune of $ 105 billion. Girard had no heirs, so most of the money went to charity.

№ 18. A.T. Stuart
Personal Net Worth: $ 90 billion
Thürnen Alexander Stewart, also known as AT, arrived in the United States from Ireland and opened the largest department store. By 1876 his fortune was estimated at $ 1 million, which was unheard of amount. When Stuart died, his inheritance was in the current figures $ 90 billion.

№ 19. Henry, Earl of Lancaster
Personal Net Worth: $ 85 1 billion
Henry, Earl of Lancaster - English aristocrat who lived from 1310 by 1361 his fortune is estimated at $ 85 1 billion.

№ 20. Friedrich Veyeroyzer
Personal Net Worth: $ 80 billion
Friedrich Veyeroyzer earned first millions in the timber industry. After that, he began to buy land, and soon became the largest landowner in America. When he died in 1914, his fortune was estimated at $ 80 billion, adjusted for inflation.

№ 21. Jay Gould
Personal Net Worth: $ 71 billion
When the train King Jay Gould died in 1892, his fortune exceeded $ 71 billion.

№ 22. Carlos Slim
Personal Net Worth: $ 68 billion
The size of the state of the Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim makes him the richest man in the world this year. However, this amount does not allow him to enter even into the twenty richest people in the Millennium.

№ 23. Stephen Van Rensselaer
Personal Net Worth: $ 68 billion
Stephen Van Rensselaer was born in 1764 in the family of a wealthy landowner. From his father he inherited the peninsula, which is now a modern Manhattan. During the life of his fortune reached $ 68 billion.

Field Marshal № 24.
Personal Net Worth: $ 66 billion
At the time of his death in 1906, the state of the owner of department store chain Marshall Field was $ 66 billion.

№ 25. Sam Walton
Personal Net Worth: $ 65 billion
By the time of his death in 1992, the state of Sam Walton exceeded $ 65 billion. All this money inherited widow and three children. Today, the Walton family assets exceed $ 100 billion.

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