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 ...
Viscount Astor and Baron Astor of Hever are hereditary peerages held by descendants of the Astors. In Titanic's first class, John Jacob Astor was the wealthiest passenger. In his later years, Astor ...
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In 1911, when 18-year-old Madeleine Force marries John Jacob Astor, a divorced man almost ... the newlyweds sail back on the Titanic’s maiden voyage in April 1912. The pregnant Mrs. Astor survives in ...