Inheriting great wealth can prove to be more than a mixed blessing as we have seen before .....
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| Henry Cyril Paget, Fifth Marquis of Anglesey |
For instance at just aged 23, Henry Cyril Paget (1875-1905) - nicknamed 'Toppy', became Fifth Marquis of Anglesey, and inherited an estate providing an annual income of £110,000 (equivalent to £13 million per year in 2023). The estate of about 30,000 acres, may have been worth £200 million at today's values.
