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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 18-year-old socialite Madeleine Talmage Force. To make the news even more ...
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Inside the Astor family, one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age dynasties whose descendants are friends with British royals
Astor also bought and sold acres upon acres of land in and around New York City, including what is now Times Square. In 1785, he married Sarah Todd. They had three children: Magdalena, John Jacob ...
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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 ...