Show richest in europe it Is not generally known that the imperial family of russia Is the rich est royal family in europe and de rives its vast wealth from three sources the state treasury the am domains formerly church lands and the so called cabinet properties A writer jn harper weekly gives some interesting the state treasury pays out 7 per annum tor the needs ot the am house principally for the main cenance ot the palaces and the officials and servants attached to them the empress tor example has allowance ot year and the dowager empress the same every child born to the czar receives from birth to the age ot 21 nearly 20 a year while the heir to the throne receives annually in addition to the maintenance ot palaces 50 daughters receive a dowry ot one million rubles when they marry |