Largest dowry
- Who
- Unknown
- What
- 8000000 UK pound(s) sterling
- When
- 1929
The largest recorded dowry was that of Elena Patiño, daughter of Don Simón Iturbi Patiño (1861-1947), a Bolivian tin millionaire, who in 1929 bestowed £8 million ($22 million) from a fortune at one time estimated to be worth £125 million ($606 million).
8 million ($22 million) is equivalent to £280 million ($400 million) in 2000.
£125 million ($606 million) is equivalent to £5 billion ($7 billion) in 2000.
£125 million ($606 million) is equivalent to £5 billion ($7 billion) in 2000.