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This is a list of richest monarchs and family members, as estimated by forbes.com in 2015, [1] Business Insider in 2018, [2] and the CEOWORLD magazine in 2019. [3] The evaluations are based on their personal net worths , excluding properties held by the State, Government or Crown, and all of the figures are in U.S. dollars .
Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth 1 Ivar Tollefsen: 8.3 billion Tollefsen Enterprises 2 Ole Andreas Halvorsen: 7.2 billion Viking Global Investors: 3 Odd Reitan: 4.9 billion Reitan Group: 4 Kjell Inge Røkke: 4.6 billion Aker ASA: 5 Gustav Magnar Witzøe: 4.2 billion SalMar: 6 Stein Erik Hagen: 2.3 billion Rimi: 7 Caroline Hagen Kjos: 2.3 ...
The Norwegian monarchy traces its history and origin back to the unification and founding of Norway, as well as Norway's first king, Harald I of the Fairhair dynasty.With the introduction of the Norwegian Law of Succession in 1163, the legal framework established that only one monarch and one royal family was, through succession, allowed to rule.
The Norwegian royal family currently resides at The Royal Palace in Oslo. The residence was originally built in the early 19th century for King Charles III John. As of today, it consists of 173 ...
Most of the money comes from ownership of Balmoral Castle ($140 million) in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and Sandringham House ($65 million) in Norfolk, England, which are her own properties, rather ...
Olav's death extinguished the Norwegian male royal line; he was also the last Norwegian king to be born on Norwegian soil for the next 567 years. [4] The Black Death of 1349–51 contributed to the decline of the Norwegian monarchy, as the noble families and the population in general were gravely affected. However, the most devastating factor ...
Jørgen Gomnæs, the Royal Court via Getty Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway pose for an official photograph from the Royal Court on Jan. 15, 2016 in Oslo, Norway
The family's accumulated wealth has been divided among many descendants, only one of which (Benjamin de Rothschild) was officially recognized as a billionaire. Determining the family's exact wealth has been deemed implausible; [59] conspiracy theories claiming the family is worth trillions of dollars have not been proven. [60] [61]