Show richest family in europe it Is not generally known that the imperial family of russia la Is the rich est eat royal family in europe and derives its vast wealth from three sources the state treasury the im 1 berfal dom domains alris formerly church lands and the so called cabinet properties A writer in harpers weekly gives some interesting facts the state treasury pays out T per annum for the needs of the IM 1 house principally for the main cenance of the palaces and the officials and servants attached to them the reigning empress for example has an allowance of per year and the dowager empress the same every child born to the czar receives from birth to the age of 21 nearly 20 a year while the heir to the throne receives annually in addition to the maintenance of palaces 50 daughters receive a dowry ot of one million rubles when they marry |