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In 2013, Povlsen bought a 10% stake in the German internet clothing retailer Zalando, becoming its third largest shareholder. Povlsen already had a 27% stake in ASOS.com, the largest UK internet-only fashion retailer. [6] In October 2019, Povlsen's net worth was estimated as US$8.0 billion, making him the wealthiest person in Scotland. [3] [7]
The Great Landowners of Great Britain and Ireland (originally The Acre-Ocracy of England) is a reference work published by John Bateman in four editions between 1876 and 1883, giving brief details of individuals owning land in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to a total of 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) or valuation of £3000 annual income.
Land ownership in the United Kingdom is distributed in a Pareto-like distribution, with a relatively small number of organisations and estates, and to a lesser extent people, owning large amounts, whether by area or value, and much larger numbers owning small amounts or no land at all.
The history of the Crown lands in England and Wales begins with the Norman Conquest in 1066. [20] By right of conquest, William I (r. 1066–1087) owned all the land in England and was able to redistribute it based on feudal principles. Tenants-in-chief received land directly from the king in return for military service.
The gentry ranked above the agricultural sector's middle class: the larger tenant farmers, who rented land from the landowners, and yeoman farmers, who were defined as "a person qualified by possessing free land of forty shillings annual [feudal] value, and who can serve on juries and vote for a Knight of the Shire. He is sometimes described as ...
United Kingdom portal This category is for articles about landowners from the European country of the United Kingdom . Classification : People : By occupation : Businesspeople in real estate : Landowners : By nationality : British
The logo of Clinton Devon Estates is the arms of the ancient de Clinton family, Barons Clinton and Earls of Lincoln, used today by the Trefusis Barons Clinton: Argent, six crosses crosslet fitchée sable three two and one on a chief azure two mullets or pierced gules Hon. Mark Rolle (d.1907) (born Trefusis), the largest private landowner in Devon, with 55,000 acres.
Scott was once Scotland's largest private landowner, owning 217,000 acres (880 km 2) of Scottish land, but was surpassed by Anders Holch Povlsen who currently holds 221,000 acres (890 km 2) in the country. [3] [4] The Duke was appointed as Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle by Charles III on 9 December 2023. [5]