These are the richest billionaires in 18 European countries — and how they made their money

Europe's wealthiest people are a bit of a mixture.

There are some that come from old money- centuries-old dynasties - as well as self-made billionaires from pretty much every business sector you can think of.

Different parts of the continent have different stories — from the old money of Western Europe to the plutocrats who've made their fortunes navigating the markets that opened up in the east as the Iron Curtain fell. 

We've used the Forbes rich list the richest people in each European country — ranked from the least wealthy upwards — in some countries, no-one was ranked by Forbes, or there was no picture available of their reclusive top billionaire. 

Romania's richest man, Ioan Niculae, made his money from agriculture and fertiliser businesses in eastern Europe. He was sentenced to two years in prison for reportedly paying a bribe to a political official. NET WORTH: $1.15 billion (£760 million)

Lebanese-born art mogul David Nahmad is Monaco’s richest man, and is part of a family of renowned art dealers. In 2013 the Nahmads sold Monet’s ‘Le Palais Contarini’ for $30.8 million at Sotheby’s. NET WORTH: $1.85 billion (£1.22 billion)

Antti Herlin, Finland's richest man, made his money in an unlikely way — the escalator and elevator business. He's the great-grandson of Harald Herlin, who purchased the KONE engineering company in the 1920s. NET WORTH: $3.6 billion (£2.37 billion)