Category File
Hidden Wealth
2 documented theories filed under this subject.
- The Missing Kaiser’s GoldThe Missing Kaiser’s Gold theory held that Kaiser Wilhelm II did not merely leave Germany for exile in the Netherlands after 1918, but secretly preserved enormous liquid wealth—especially in gold—within Swiss banking channels to finance a future monarchist restoration. In this theory, the former emperor’s public life at Huis Doorn was a visible shell masking a protected reserve for a “Second Coming” of the monarchy. The theory drew on several real facts: Wilhelm lived in substantial comfort in exile, transported enormous amounts of property from Germany, retained loyal monarchist admirers, and existed within a Europe where Swiss banking secrecy already carried powerful symbolic weight. The conspiracy version condensed those elements into a single hidden-restoration fund.
- The "Mormon" Gold MineThis theory claimed that the Angel Moroni of Latter-day Saint tradition was not originally an angelic messenger at all, but a code or transformed folk figure connected to hidden treasure, especially a Spanish or ancient gold mine. It developed from the overlap between early Mormon origins and nineteenth-century treasure-seeking culture, including stories about buried wealth, guardian spirits, and seer traditions. Later western legends linked Moroni imagery to lost-mine narratives, especially in Utah.