Wealth

The Richest Royal in Europe Just Keeps Getting Richer

  • Liechtenstein Prince’s net worth surges 64% to $4.4 billion
  • Banking wealth originated with 12th-century land holdings

Castle of Vaduz, Liechtenstein.

Photographer: Valentin Flauraud/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Prince Hans-Adam II von und zu Liechtenstein lives in a castle perched on a cliffside in the Alpine principality that bears his name. He’s known as "Your Serene Highness" to the country’s 38,000 citizens, and he owns a collection of Renaissance masterpieces, as well as two palaces in Vienna.

He’s also now one of the world’s 500 richest people, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.