A Complete List of the Richest People Throughout History

Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov

Valued at $300 billion today, this Tsar was the last Emporer in Russia before the fall of the Russian Revolution. He was executed in 1918 and was given sainthood in the Russian Orthodox Church, making him the richest saint who ever lived.

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