Portrait of an A$$hat

The kids at Gawker went crazy for our "World's Richest Asshole" nominee, Germany's Prince Marcus von Anhalt, though some quarreled with our nomenclature; "World's Biggest Asshole With Money" was one of the kinder emendations. Whatever you want to call him - The Prince of Doucheness springs to mind, though he prefers to be known as "Prince Germany" - there can be no doubt that the demonic flesh-peddler has captured the hearts and minds of lesser mortals from Central Park to Park Slope.

We hereby present the definitive Prince Asshat gallery, including some NSFW selections, possibly taken at the Villa Fantasia, one of Marcus' better-known brothels in Munich. FYI, Marcus' brothers also bought titles - kind of like when Ralph Lauren's brother Jerry decided to ditch Lifshitz as well - and are now known as Prince Oliver von Sachsen-Anhalt and Prince Michael von Anhalt. We'll save them for further installments of the Asshat Diaries. You may now scroll down after affixing Band-Aids to your eyes.

The World's Richest A$$hole

To be sure there's plenty of competition for that title, but we think Germany's Prince Marcus von Anhalt (above) has a pretty clear shot at it. Born Marcus Eberhardt in 1969, he started out as a butcher, went into the brothel business, did some time for tax evasion and human trafficking, then bought himself a title (from Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband): Prinz von Anhalt, Herzog zu Sachsen und Westfalen, Graf von Askanien. Now the SOB's latest stunt is driving around in this Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe covered in a Louis Vuitton multicolored monogram print.



Last year lobster boy started the Royal Race - he likes to think he's royalty - a sort of Gumball 3000-style exotic auto rally for equally egregious eurotrash. He claims to be a millionaire "in the three digit range", says he owns 20 brothels and 26 cars, has a portfolio of luxury real estate in Los Angeles, Fort Lauderdale, Germany, Switzerland, Dubai and Monaco, and to claims to have a retinue of 12 bodyguards and 25 servants. Can the International Criminal Court please indict this douchebag for crimes against taste, nature and the fairer sex?