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Which are the European Royal Houses with more purchasing power?

Despite what might seem a priori, Queen Elizabeth II does not appear on the Business Insider list.

Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg: 3.6 billion.

The Luxembourg Grand Ducal Family is the first European royal to appear on this list, taken from Arab royal houses, and comes in at number 6 with a fortune of 3.6 billion euros. This Royal House does not receive a monthly salary, as it happens in other European monarchies, but since 1948 they receive around 300,000 euros per year for the fulfillment of their functions.

Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein: owners of the LGT GroupIt is one of the most important bank holdings in the Principality of Liechtenstein, and Prince Hans-Adam II owns it, making it the largest beneficiary of the LGT Group. Most of the fortune of the royal family of this small territory comes from this business of the investments made through the Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation.

Prince Albert of Monaco: 900 million

It corresponds to a quarter of the total patrimony of the Principality of Monaco, an extensive sum of almost 900 million. In addition, Alberto de Mónaco has an impressive collection of vintage cars, stocks in a Monte Carlo resort, a collection of high-value stamps and the house in Philadelphia (USA) that belonged to his mother, Grace Kelly, and that the monarch acquired in 2016 for 676,000 euros.

The incalculable fortune of Juan Carlos, King Emeritus: from the ‘Soleado’ account to business with Corinna.

It is an open secret but the magnitude is invaluable. The international business of King Juan Carlos I has allowed him to accumulate a great fortune from his first steps as prince. However, this heritage is not reflected in any of the official accounts of the State and it is practically impossible to know, for sure, how much money the Bourbons and, specifically, the king emeritus accumulate. The last amount attributed to Juan Carlos I approached 2,000 million, according to Forbes magazine.