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The Shocking Story Of John Jacob Astor IV, The Multimillionaire Who Went Down With The Titanic
He was the great-grandson of John Jacob Astor, an immigrant from modern-day Germany who’d made his fortune in the fur trade and in New York real estate. John Jacob Astor IV was thus born into ...
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The Controversial History Of The Astor Family, One Of America’s Most Prominent Dynasties
The story of the Astor family is one of immense fortune, ambition, tragedy, and scandal. It all began with John Jacob Astor, an immigrant from modern-day Germany who arrived in the United States ...
11 Facts About the Astor Family
Astor used that fortune to invest in New York real estate, and by the time of his death in 1848, he was America’s first ever ...
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After Marrying One Of America's Richest Men And Surviving The Titanic Sinking, She Became The Most Famous Widow In The Country
On August 14, she gave birth to a son named John Jacob Astor VI. He was known as the "Titanic baby." In 1916, Madeleine gave up her fortune and married her childhood friend, William Karl Dick.
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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 ...
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Gold pocket watch recovered from the Titanic sells for more than £1m
How a lieutenant colonel whose ancestors made a fortune from the bloody fur trade became the most famous victim of the Titanic John Jacob Astor IV was born into one of America's most prominent and ...
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MRS. JOHN JACOB ASTOR'S ILLNESS.
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Sale of pocket watch recovered the Titanic attracts criticism online
How a lieutenant colonel whose ancestors made a fortune from the bloody fur trade became the most famous victim of the Titanic John Jacob Astor IV was born into one of America's most prominent and ...