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The Shocking Story Of John Jacob Astor IV, The Multimillionaire Who Went Down With The Titanic
Months before his death, 47-year-old real estate developer John Jacob Astor IV scandalized New York high society by marrying ...
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Inside the Astor family, one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age dynasties whose descendants are friends with British royals
John Jacob Astor built his fortune in the fur business ... The British side of the Astor family continued to hold positions of power, as well. Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, who was married ...
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HOUSE OF THE DAY: John Jacob Astor's Country Getaway
John Jacob Astor IV went down with the Titanic, but his Stanford White-designed estate in Rhinebeck, New York survives him. Stanford White's great-grandson Sam White has fully restored the place.
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A Battle of Wills
John Jacob Astor VI levels specific allegations against Brooke Astor, saying she tricked her husband, Vincent Astor (John Jacob's half-brother) into changing his will. John Jacob alleges that ...