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The epithet "the Rich" may refer to:


Aristocrats

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Adalbert II, Margrave of Tuscany Adalbert II (c. 875 – 915), called the Rich, son of Adalbert I, Margrave of Tuscany and Rothild of Spoleto. He was a grandson of Boniface II, and was concerned with the troubles of Lombardy, at a time when so many princes were contending for th ...
(c. 875–915) *
Guntram the Rich Guntram the Rich ( la, Guntramnus Dives, german: Guntram der Reiche, french: Gontran le Riche; 920 – March 26, 973) was a count in Breisgau, member of the noble family of the Etichonids, and possibly the progenitor of the House of Habsburg. His ...
(c. 920–973), a count in Breisgau (now Germany), possible progenitor of the House of Habsburg *
Kjotve the Rich Kjotve the Rich (Old Norse: ''Kjǫtvi hinn auðgi'', Norwegian: ''Kjøtve den Rike'') was a king of Agder, then one of the petty kingdoms of Norway during the late 9th century. Kjotve led the western Norwegian kings against King Harald Fairhai ...
, late 9th century king of Agder, a petty kingdom in southern Norway *
Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria Louis IX (german: Ludwig IX, Herzog von Bayern-Landshut, also known as Louis the Rich; 23 February 1417 – 18 January 1479) was Duke of Bavaria-Landshut from 1450. He was a son of Henry XVI the Rich and Margaret of Austria. Louis was the ...
(1417–1479) *
Mary of Burgundy Mary (french: Marie; nl, Maria; 13 February 1457 – 27 March 1482), nicknamed the Rich, was a member of the House of Valois-Burgundy who ruled a collection of states that included the duchies of Limburg, Brabant, Luxembourg, the counties of ...
(1457–1482), Duchess regnant of Burgundy, first wife of Maximilian I, later Holy Roman Emperor *
Otto, Count of Ballenstedt Otto, Count of Ballenstedt, called Otto the Rich ( – 9 February 1123), was the first Ascanian prince to call himself count of Anhalt, and was also briefly named duke of Saxony. He was the father of Albert the Bear, who later conquered Brand ...
(died 1123), the first Ascanian prince to call himself Count of Anhalt, briefly named Duke of Saxony *
Otto II, Margrave of Meissen Otto II, the Rich (german: Otto der Reiche; 1125 – 18 February 1190), a member of the House of Wettin, was Margrave of Meissen from 1156 until his death. Life He was the eldest surviving son of Conrad, Margrave of Meissen and Lusatia. When his ...
(1125–1190) *
William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen Count William I of Nassau-SiegenIn many sources he is called William I of Nassau(-Dillenburg) and in some sources of Nassau-Katzenelnbogen. He was born with the titles Count of Nassau, Vianden and Diez. Two years before his death, he o ...
(1487–1559) *
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg William of Jülich-Cleves-Berge (William I of Cleves, William V of Jülich-Berg) (german: Wilhelm der Reiche; 28 July 1516 – 5 January 1592) was a Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1539–1592). William was born in and died in Düsseldorf. He was th ...
(1516–1592), brother of Anne of Cleves, briefly Queen of England


Other

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Jakob Fugger Jakob Fugger ''of the Lily'' (german: Jakob Fugger von der Lilie; 6 March 1459 – 30 December 1525), also known as Jakob Fugger ''the Rich'' or sometimes Jakob II, was a major German merchant, mining entrepreneur, and banker. He was a descendan ...
(1459–1525), German merchant, mining entrepreneur and banker *
William Jennens William Jennens (possibly Jennings) (1701–1798), also known as William the Miser, William the Rich, and The Miser of Acton, was a reclusive financier who lived at Acton Place in the village of Acton, Suffolk, England. He was described as the " ...
(1701–1798), "the richest commoner in England"


See also

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Abraham the Poor Saint Abraham the Poor (also Saint Abraham the Child and Abraham the Simple) was a fourth-century Egyptian hermit and a saint. Life Born in the town of Menuf, he became a disciple of Saint Pachomius, who founded cenobitic monasticism, in the Del ...
(died 372), Egyptian hermit and saint *
List of people known as the Miser The Miser is an epithet for the following people: * John Elwes (politician) (1714–1789), British MP and noted eccentric, suggested as an inspiration of the Dickens character Ebenezer Scrooge * William Jennens (1701–1798), English reclusive fin ...
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