Nikolai Alecandrovich Romanov
Getty Images-Net worth: $300 billion Source of wealth: Royalty Lived: 1868-1918 The last Emperor of Russia, Nicholas II’s reign has not been viewed kindly by historians — the ruler is often criticized for driving his once powerful nation into economic and
military collapse. The son of Emperor Alexander III, Nicholas II (pictured right, with son Alexei) eventually left the throne in 1917, hoping to seek asylum in the UK. He
was denied a safe haven in England, and in 1918 Nicholas II and his family were assassinated by Bolshevik revolutionists.
