Paul Fentener van Vlissingen

33 £940m Inheritance

The richest man in Scotland, van Vlissingen, 63, wants to bring back wolves and lynx to the Highlands and has offered his 81,000-acre Letterewe estate for the experiment. The landowner's fortune stems from SHV Holdings, a Dutch conglomerate with interests in energy, retailing, transport and financial services. Quote 500, the Dutch magazine's wealth list, values him at £940m.

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2003: £650m