As one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age dynasties, the Astor family's money and influence still make waves.

The Astor family first rose to prominence in 19th-century America after the family patriarch, John Jacob Astor, made a ...

John Jacob Astor left Madeleine — who gave birth to their son John Jacob Astor VI that August — $100,000 (worth over $2.75 ...

In true Astor fashion, her son, John Jacob Astor IV, used the episode to make more money. Following his cousin’s example, he demolished the family house and built a 16-story hotel called the ...

When John Jacob Astor IV died on the Titanic in 1912, his oldest son, 20-year-old Vincent, inherited $69 million — about $2 billion now. Review: Anderson Cooper's 'Vanderbilt' ...

The Astors: Anderson Cooper on an American dynasty 07:37. Astor Place in New York's Greenwich Village is named for John Jacob Astor, America's first multi-millionaire.

A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, sold for a record-breaking £1.175 million ($1.485 million) at auction on ...

Through this bloody, unglamorous, yet highly profitable business, John Jacob Astor began accumulating the family’s wealth in a way that Cooper and Howe describe as almost inhumane. “Profit was ...

An office building once owned by John Jacob Astor has sold for the first time in 82 years. Jay Properties bought 8 W. 38th St. from the Felder family for $35 million, or $250 per square foot.

John Jacob Astor built his fortune in the fur business and New York real estate. John Jacob Astor III and William Backhouse Astor Jr. cofounded the Waldorf-Astoria after a feud. Modern Astor ...

John Jacob Astor built his fortune in the fur business and New York real estate. John Jacob Astor III and William Backhouse Astor Jr. cofounded the Waldorf-Astoria after a feud. Modern Astor ...