In 2019, Barron Hilton, the son of the hotel empire’s founder, Conrad Hilton, that bears his name, died. Today the chain has over 2,800 properties across 80 countries. His immense fortune, valued at $1.25 billion, did not end up in the hands of his 8 children and 15 grandchildren, at least for the most part, because the hotel magnate decided to disinherit them before he died.