The Wealthiest People In Britain Since 1066
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Here's the Top 20 (wealth adjusted to today's values):
1. Alan Rufus ('Rufus The Red') (died 1088) - £81.3bn
2. William of Warenne (d 1088) - £73.9bn
3. The Earl of Arundel and Warenne (c1307 - 1376) - £59.3bn
4. Robert of Mortain (c 1031 - 1090) - £59.1bn
=5. The Earl of Arundel and Surrey (1346 - 1397) - £55.4bn
=5. Odo of Bayeaux (c1030 - 1097) - £55.4bn
=5. John of Gaunt, The Duke of Lancaster (1340 - 1399) - £55.4bn
8. The Duke of Lancaster (1299 - 1361) - £42.6bn
9. Edward, The Black Prince (1330 - 1376) - £34.8bn
10. The Earl of Warwick (1382 - 1439) - £33.6bn
11. The Earl of Arundel (1381 - 1415) - £29.5bn
12. Aaron of Lincoln (d 1186) - £27.7bn
13. Archbishop Thomas Becket (c1120 - 1170) - £24.6bn
=14. Bishop Ranulf Flambard (1060 - 1128) - £22.1bn
=14. The Duke of Gloucester (1335 - 1397) - £22.1bn
=14. Sir Robert Knollys (c 1317 - 1407) - £22.1bn
17. The Duke of Sutherland (1758 - 1833) - £21.4bn
18. Sir John Spencer (d 1610) - £21.3bn
19. James Craggs (c 1657 - 1721) - £20.8bn
20. Lakshimi Mittal (dob 02/09/1950) - £19.2bn
The Sunday Times The Richest of the Rich (The Wealthiest 250 People in Britain since 1066) by Philip Beresford & William D. Rubinstein.
Published by Harriman House
