Ewald Marggraff
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Mr. Willem Frederik Ewald Marggraff (9 June 1923, Vught - 7 December 2003, Vught) was a controversial wealthy son of a famous family of Dutch nobility.
Ewald Marggraff was the son of Mr. Dr. Lodewijk Marggraff and Catharina Schran. He studied law in Utrecht and international private law in Paris.
On 7 December 2003 his house Zionsburg was destroyed by fire, while Marggraff was in the house. He was buried in the gardens of Zionsburg. In March 2006, the investigation of the accident and Marggraff's death was reopened, as there are reasons to believe the fire was not an accident, but arson.
With more than 500 estates (on a surface area of about 7km² in total) Marggraff was probably one of the richest men of Noord-Brabant, one of the Dutch provinces. His fortune was estimated in 1998 at 18 million euros (excluding his fortune outside the Netherlands). Marggraff's land is now owned by the Marggraff Stichting (a non-profit organization) and is open for public (except for Zionsburg).
