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The Gondi family of Florence, financial partners of the Medici family in the 15th century. The Fugger family of mercantile bankers and venture capitalists, the richest family in the 16th century. [63] The Welser family, alongside the Fugger one of the most important families of merchant bankers in 16th-century Europe.
The second category, the second to eighth richest individuals, included Andrew Mellon's son, daughter, niece, and nephew. Wealthiest Americans included a total of seven members of the Rockefeller family, five members of the Ford family, four members of the Du Pont family (and a non-family DuPont executive), and four General Motors executives.
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.
Astor began as a fur trader and used his newfound wealth from marrying into a prominent family to expand his empire. He eventually sold his fur business and moved into real estate. When he died in ...
The S.C. Johnson family wins the surprisingly competitive category of “wealthiest Johnsons in America.” The family’s wealth can be traced back to S.C. Johnson, who started a parquet flooring ...
5. The Johnson Family: $44.8 Billion, Money Management. As descendants of the founder of Fidelity Investments, the Johnson family is one of the wealthiest families in the country, reports Forbes.
The family also built Berkshire cottages in the western region of Massachusetts; examples include Elm Court (Lenox and Stockbridge, Massachusetts). The Vanderbilts were once the wealthiest family in the United States. Cornelius Vanderbilt was the richest American until his death in 1877.
The title of the richest family in the world currently goes to the Walton family with a net worth of $248.5 billion. Who is the richest American family? The richest family in the United States is ...