Dumas Family - Hermès

Estimated Wealth: $53.1 billion1

Dumas family are France’s third richest family. Back in the 19th century, Thierry Hermès fashioned riding apparel for the aristocracy. There are 16 heirs to the fortune, but two cousins are at the helm of the company still Axel Dumas currently serves as the company's CEO and chairman, and Pierre-Alexis Dumas is the artistic director. Some in the family, make due with dividends like Nicolas Puech, whose $2.1 billion holding generates an annual dividend of around $20 million, it's enough to keep him in horses at his Spanish estate.