The heirs of Thierry Hermès take the top spot as France's wealthiest family in the yearly ranking established by 'Challenges' ...

Nicolas Puech, 80, is the fifth generation heir of Thierry Hermès. According to Swiss publication Tribune de Genève, Puech plans to adopt his former gardener and handyman to pass on his fortune.

The Hermès dynasty is the richest family in Europe. According to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index, Thierry Hermès has more than 100 direct heirs, who are worth around $170bn (£129bn).

The heir to the Hermès empire wants to cancel his inheritance contract with his own charitable foundation and adopt his longtime gardener the rightful successor to the $13.2 billion inheritance.

The move is a rare one for legacy wealth families—Puech is a fifth-generation heir of Thierry Hermès, who founded the luxury fashion house in 1837—but unique inheritance arrangements aren’t ...

The Hermès dynasty is the richest family in Europe. Thierry Hermès’ direct heirs, of which there are more than 100, are worth around $170bn, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index.

In 1821, a 20-year-old innkeeper’s son named Thierry Hermès, who grew up in the German textile town of Krefeld, moved to France’s Normandy region and apprenticed as a saddler.

Puech is the fifth-generation heir of Thierry Hermès, who founded the fashion house — which has become most known for its Birkin bags — in 1837 in Paris.

The multibillion-dollar fortune belonging to the reclusive Hermès heir has seemingly vanished months after he promised to donate a large chunk of his colossal inheritance to his gardener ...

Hermès was founded in 1837 by its namesake, Thierry Hermes, a master craftsman who made the highest quality harnesses, bridles, and saddles to outfit the horse carriages of well-heeled Europeans.

An 80-year-old billionaire with shares in French luxury brand Hermès is reportedly taking steps to adopt his middle-aged gardener and bequeath him at least half of his $13 billion fortune.

Hermès artistic director Pierre-Alexis Dumas explains why it takes time for clients to get their ... In 1837, Thierry Hermès started selling bespoke harnesses in Paris. That led to luggage and ...