10 Richest People Who Ever Lived

10. Richard FitzAlan - £85bn ($127bn)

The 10th Earl of Arundel Richard FitzAlan was an English nobleman and military leader who lived in 12th century England. Having fought in the Hundred Years' War and the Scottish Independence battles, FitzAlan accrued his great wealth as a confidante of Edward the Black Prince.\

After inheriting his father's great estates in Sussex and the Welsh Marshes, FitzAlan claimed the Earldoms of Arundel and Surrey - and indeed he became so wealthy as a result that he loaned King Edward III vast sums of money. His sons were also extremely wealthy, and only just missed out on the list.

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