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Meet Julia Flesher Koch, the Iowa-born socialite who's now one of the world's richest women after inheriting a chunk of her late husband David Koch's $53 billion fortune

Katie Warren   

Meet Julia Flesher Koch, the Iowa-born socialite who's now one of the world's richest women after inheriting a chunk of her late husband David Koch's $53 billion fortune
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David Koch and Julia Flesher Koch were married for 23 years.

  • $4 recently became $4
  • The wife of late billionaire industrialist $4 inherited billions after $4, according to Bloomberg and Forbes.
  • Bloomberg pegs $4, which would make her the richest woman in the world.
  • Forbes, however, estimates her wealth to be significantly lower, $4, which would make her the third-richest woman in the world after $4 and $4
  • A spokesperson for Koch Industries told Business Insider that Koch's shares of the company remained with the family after his death, but declined to offer any more details.
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Julia Flesher Koch, the wife of late billionaire industrialist $4, recently became one of the richest women in the world.

Koch, who $4, controlled a fortune estimated at $53.5 billion, which meant that he and his brother Charles were tied as the seventh-richest Americans, $4

Bloomberg pegs his widow's, $4, which would make her the richest woman in the world. Forbes, however, estimates her wealth to be significantly less, $4, which would make her the third-richest woman in the world after $4 and $4

Koch also left behind $4 in New York City, the Hamptons, Aspen, and Florida, but the fate of those properties after his death is unknown.

Here's a look at Flesher Koch's life, real estate, and finances.



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