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I've just started reading Victorious Century: The United Kingdom, 1800-1906 and it mentions that the richest Dukes had incomes in the hundreds of thousands per
by arethuza 8y ago
I've just started reading Victorious Century: The United Kingdom, 1800-1906 and it mentions that the richest Dukes had incomes in the hundreds of thousands per year and, of course, huge capital assets - so that 4th place does seem rather surprising.
- sct202 8y agoFWIW I can't find a reference to him being the 4th richest anywhere else but the article, so they probably just misread something in their sources.