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The Shocking Story Of John Jacob Astor IV, The Multimillionaire Who Went Down With The Titanic
As soon as he realized that the Titanic had struck an iceberg on the night of April 14, 1912, John Jacob Astor IV sprung into action. He roused his pregnant wife, told her to put on her warmest ...
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The Controversial History Of The Astor Family, One Of America’s Most Prominent Dynasties
The Astor family first rose to prominence in 19th-century America after the family patriarch, John Jacob Astor, made a ...
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Inside the Astor family, one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age dynasties whose descendants are friends with British royals
Johann Jacob Astor worked as a butcher in Walldorf, southeastern Germany, Elizabeth Louisa Gebhard wrote in "The Life and Ventures of the Original John Jacob Astor." His ancestors are said to have ...
11 Facts About the Astor Family
The wealth of the Astor family originated in fur trading, guided by the intelligent but ruthless business tactics of their ...
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Madeleine Astor: The Gilded Beginnings and Harrowing Survival of the 'Titanic'’s Most Famous Widow
In 1911, a teenaged socialite named Madeleine Talmage Force rose from relative obscurity to land one of the greatest eligible bachelors of her era: a newly divorced Colonel John Jacob Astor IV ...
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Titanic watch worn by millionaire who died on ship set to fetch huge sum at auction
The item in question is a 14-carat engraved Waltham watch that belonged to tycoon Col. John Jacob Astor, one of the wealthiest people in the world at the time of his death on the ill-fated liner ...
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Gold pocket watch given to captain who rescued Titanic survivors sells for record price at nearly $2M
The price includes taxes and fees paid by the buyer. The watch was given to Rostron by the widow of John Jacob Astor, the richest man to die in the disaster, and the widows of two other wealthy ...