Can money buy love? It seems possible for men, or at least to say so, that money can buy happy marriages, and there are many examples in reality.
The reverse, however, does not necessarily hold. A rich woman is difficult to "buy" a happy marriage like a rich man, and there are even fewer successful cases in reality, but there are many cases of failure.
Barbara, a very famous billionaire woman in the United States in the last century. Hutton is a typical example of the failure to "buy" a marriage with money.
Barbara's maternal grandmother died in 1924, leaving her with an inheritance of $26.1 million, which was kept by her father because she was only 12 years old at the time.
In 1933, Barbara turned 21, her father handed over the inheritance to her, and after 9 years of appreciation, $26.1 million had become $42 million.
One dollar at that time was not the same as a dollar today, and someone did a conversion, and if you look at today's dollars, Barbara in 1933 had more than $1 billion in wealth, so she was also considered the richest woman in the United States at that time.
21 years old sitting on 1 billion wealth, how beautiful should such a life be? Surprisingly, Barbara got married 7 times in the years that followed, and each time ended in divorce and paid a huge breakup fee to 6 ex-husbands.
Instead of buying a happy marriage with money, the billionaire Barbara has shrunk her wealth dramatically because of divorce after divorce.
In 1979, barbara, 66, died of a heart attack, and when people counted her belongings, they found only $3,500 left in her bank account, which is her entire inheritance.
With a start of $1 billion and a finale of only 3500, coupled with her 7 failed marriages, Barbara has been called "the poorest and poorest woman."
What is it that causes Barbara to play a good hand in life? What story is hidden behind her legendary and tragic life?
In 1912, Barbara. Hutton was born in New York, with a golden key.
Barbara's father was the co-founder of a financial conglomerate and was very famous in the financial circles of New York at the time. But that's not all the reason Barbara came from a prominent background, because Barbara's mother was bigger than her father, the daughter of one of the richest families in the United States at that time, the head of the Woolworth family.
In 1924, Barbara's maternal grandmother died, and the property left behind was divided into three equal parts, and Barbara inherited one of them, and it was this inheritance that made her the richest woman in the United States.
When her grandmother died, shouldn't the inheritance be inherited by her mother first, and how could Barbara go beyond her mother to inherit it directly? This involves a tragedy.
In 1916, Barbara was 4 years old. One day, ignorant and ignorant, she walked into a room in the house and found her mother lying on the ground.
Barbara ran outside in fright, alarming the servants of the house, and when everyone rushed to see, they found that her mother had died.
The Hutton family announced that Barbara's mother died of a sudden illness, but many insiders said that she actually committed suicide, and the reason was related to her husband, that is, Barbara's father, who was often out of the house, and Barbara's mother was angry and chose this road of no return.
Although the Hutton family is also a rich family, it is not as good as Barbara's mother's mother's family, so they dare not admit that Barbara's mother committed suicide, otherwise the Yue family will definitely let her aunt eat and walk.
Due to Barbara's mother's early death, when her grandmother died 8 years later, she was able to inherit the inheritance that should have belonged to her mother. Barbara's grandparents had only 3 children, and Barbara inherited a third of them.
The estate was worth $26.1 million in 1924, and 12-year-old Barbara was unable to manage it, so he invested it in his father, and nine years later, the asset appreciated to $42 million, which is worth $1 billion today.
Barbara lost her mother at the age of 4, and her father was so busy dating and investing that he had no time to take care of her, so she spent her childhood with servants.
Barbara, who is severely deficient, is not very good at socializing, and until she became an adult, she had only one good friend, and she was also her cousin Jimmy (the son of her aunt).
In 1933, at the age of 21, Barbara took over the inheritance inherited from her grandmother, and she instantly became the richest American woman, but no one could imagine that barbara's life tragedy also began.
In her childhood, Barbara had no friends except her cousin Jimmy, and she grew up in a rich family, rarely had contact with social people, and had almost zero experience in the world, so it is not too much to say that she is "silly and sweet".
Such a person holds 1 billion fortunes, which is tantamount to a 3-year-old child walking in the downtown with gold, and will naturally become the object of others' memories and even hunting. Soon, Barbara's tragedy began.
In early 1933, Barbara, who had just received a huge inheritance, went to France and met Alexis, who called herself the "Prince of Georgia".
This man was indeed a prince, but as early as 1921, the Georgian royal family had already fallen, so he was only a prince in name, and his family had long since lost its dominance.
This kind of exiled prince, that is, the title is good, in terms of status and wealth, is not at all comparable to the Hutton family behind Barbara.
Alexis was already married at the time, and his wife was still a member of the Vincent family, another giant in the United States, but he coveted barbara's wealth and designed with his sister to seduce Barbara and make her fall into a trap.
Alexis is very handsome and a veteran of the love scene, he offers to show his affection to Barbara, and the 21-year-old Barbara is attracted. Just as they were making love, Alexis's sister suddenly appeared with a group of people and told Barbara that she was sabotaging someone else's marriage.
Barbara was very frightened, and suddenly there was no master, and Alexis's sister took advantage of the situation and said: There is only one solution, that is, you marry my brother.
Barbara's mind went blank and she nodded her head in agreement. Soon after, alexis, the "Prince of Georgia," divorced his wife and turned to Marry Barbara.
The wedding took place on June 22, 1933, less than three months after Barbara met Alexis, which shows how desperately they want to marry Barbara.
This is Barbara's first marriage, the mother's family attaches great importance to it, and her father also prepared a dowry of $1 million for her, 1 million at that time, which is worth nearly $40 million today, which shows how much this marriage has brought to Alexis.
Barbara had always thought that Alexis really loved her, so no matter what the other person asked for, she tried to meet it. In the two years after her marriage, she continued to buy mansions, jewelry and expensive clothes for her husband, but even so, she did not return her husband's sincerity.
In fact, from the first day of the encounter, Alexis only looked at her money, so although he married Barbara, he refused to have children with her.
In 1935, barbara chose to divorce, and in order to get rid of Alexis as soon as possible, she paid a high breakup fee. Coupled with the money spent for her husband in marriage, this first marriage alone shrank Barbara's wealth by 20%.
As the saying goes, "Eat a trench, grow a wisdom", Barbara has experienced the tragedy of marriage, and it is reasonable to say that she should be vigilant about marriage.
However, in the same year that she divorced her first husband, she entered into marriage again. The other was said to be an earl with the surname Reventello, with whom Barbara bore a son, the only child in her 7 marriages.
Reventello has a strong desire for control, and as soon as the two were married, he strongly demanded that Barbara renounce her American citizenship and then join his native Danish citizenship, which Reventlo did to avoid taxes.
Barbara was reluctant to agree, but Reventello was both soft and hard, eventually forcing her to obey. In daily life, Raventero also often belittled Barbara and said that she was worthless, which made Barbara more and more inferior.
In order to please her husband, Barbara, as in the previous marriage, kept buying and buying for Reventlo, but in exchange for Raventero's domestic violence again and again.
In 1938, Barbara could no longer tolerate Raventero's abuse and once again chose to divorce. Raventero offered sky-high breakup compensation, Barbara was unwilling to pay, the two went to court, and Barbara eventually paid Raventro the breakup fee according to the amount the court had pronounced.
After the divorce, her two-year-old son was abandoned by her father, and Barbara, as a mother, had to take her in. However, Barbara grew up without a mother and did not know how to take care of children, so she found a nanny, so Barbara's only son was like her, lacking love from childhood, which also led to his later tragic life.
Divorced again, Barbara returned to the United States and moved to California on the West Coast. It was World War II, and in order to support the righteous side, she donated part of her wealth and earned her reputation as a "philanthropist".
While living in California, Barbara met her third husband, Gary. Grant, if Barbara's 7 marriages were happy, it could only be her and Gary. Grant's marriage.
Because this husband is different from the other 6 husbands, he is not interested in Barbara's money, but on her character, and he is also the only one of Barbara's 7 husbands who has not asked for breakup fees.
In fact, Gary. Grant himself was not short of money, he was one of the most famous actors in the United States at that time. Sadly, Barbara and Gary. Grant's marriage lasted only 3 years, the two married in 1942 and divorced in 1945, but the relationship was at least peacefully broken up.
With actor Gary. After Grant separated, Barbara married four more times, and the next four husbands, like the previous two, all married her because of money, and Barbara was forced to pay high breakup fees again and again.
In 1947, at the age of 35, Barbara married Igor, who had the title of prince, and divorced 4 years later.
On December 30, 1953, at the age of 41, Barbara married Rubirosa, a playboy who was very famous at the time, but only 52 days later, their marriage came to an end.
Rubirosa is not only careful, but also very greedy, although she has only been Barbara's husband for 52 days, the breakup fee is not less than that of previous husbands.
In 1955, the 43-year-old divorced, single and lonely Barbara met the old acquaintance Gottfried, and for some reason, she was once again aroused by the desire to marry, but even though Gottfried was her old acquaintance, she did not forget to kill her fiercely when she divorced the money.
In 1959, the marriage came to an end, and Barbara once again paid a huge amount of divorce compensation.
Barbara's first 6 husbands were all white, the last husband was yellow, and he was a prince of the Lao royal family named Raymond.
In 1964, at the age of 52, Barbara married Raymond, but unfortunately ended in divorce just two years later. Although Raymond is a prince, he is not a rich man, and he certainly will not give up the breakup compensation that can be easily obtained, so after the 7th marriage, Barbara was once again asked for high divorce compensation.
From the first marriage at the age of 21 to the end of the seventh marriage at the age of 54, Barbara paid a total of 6 ex-husbands divorce compensation, only the third husband actor Gary. Grant is an exception.
Many women will use marriage to achieve class transition, but Barbara, on the contrary, 7 marriages have caused her class to fall rapidly.
In 1979, at the age of 66, Barbara was found dead in her solitary apartment, and the medical examiner announced that she had died of a heart attack.
Due to Barbara's extreme luxury during her lifetime, and the huge wealth she was asked for by her 6 husbands, coupled with her charity, before her death, there was little left of the property she inherited from her grandmother in her childhood.
In fact, as early as the last few years of her life, Barbara began to sell real estate, jewelry and other valuables.
What's even more tragic is that not only did none of Barbara's seven husbands accompany her to old age, but even her only son was ahead of her.
In 1972, Barbara's son, born to her second husband, died in an air crash at the age of 36. However, even if this son is alive, I am afraid that he will not be so filial to Barbara, because he is like his mother who lacks love from childhood, is a problem child, and grows up to eat, drink and gamble.
But the son is after all Barbara's heart, and it is the sudden death of the son that causes Barbara's mental state to become very bad, and indirectly leads to her early death.
Barbara, who lived to be 66 years old, had her 1 billion fortune scattered before her death, and only $3,500 was left in her bank account after her death.
It is not so much pain as it is a happiness. After all, if she lived longer, she would inevitably have to live a hard life without money, there is a way is "from frugality to luxury, from luxury to frugality", like Barbara, a rich girl born with a golden key, how can she endure such a hard life?