Hollywood and TV92
Music and sport182
Fame and fortune70
Literature and art180
Fiction and film10
Modern estates21
2015 to 202614
Business dynasties64
Science and medicine53
Money and markets46
Oil and natural resources41
Ships and railways14
Foundations33
Great houses37
Heirlooms and treasure39
Cities23
Royalty45
Military families32
States and spies18
War and property21
Jailed and executed34
Secret societies and orders24
Land and wealth transfer23
Secret heirs61Divorce and feuds54
Probate and trust law38
Jewish law and estates33
Lasting legacies22
Ghosts and legends50
Explorers27Stars, moguls, rulers and their heirs from 3000 BCE to 2026, by era and by field. Each portrait opens the case.
Every case by fameCases by religionCases by membershipNow2000 to 2026463Postwar1945 to 2000485
World wars1914 to 1945150
Industry and empire1800 to 1914249Empires and conquest1500 to 1800185
Medieval500 to 1500197
Ancient worldto 500199
Secret children and false heirsWho counts as a child and an heir110
Cut out of the willForced heirship and the spouse's share51
New wives, nurses and girlfriendsUndue influence and capacity61
Forged and faked willsProving that a will is real37
Died without a willIntestacy: the state writes the will60
Brothers and sisters in courtExecutors' and trustees' duties108
Conditions from the graveConditions and the rule against perpetuities40
Bodies, bones and burialsWho controls the remains316
Burned papers and destroyed workLiterary executors and copyright109
Murder and sudden deathThe slayer rule and simultaneous death328
Crowns and successionSuccession, primogeniture and regency361
Seized by the stateEstate tax, confiscation and restitution239
Fortunes from conquest and slaveryTitle to taken wealth79
Given awayCharitable trusts and family foundations120Under each headline: who in the family is in the case. Each card opens the full cited case.
From Wikidata: office, rank or fortune, oldest first. Each name opens its Wikipedia article.
