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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 ...
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Watch Owned by Richest Titanic Passenger Expected to Fetch Huge Sum at Auction
Traveling on the Titanic was a luxury experience, and there were many families on board the doomed ship that came from a well-to-do background. John Jacob Astor IV, a business magnate and member ...
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how did john astor become rich/?
The woman who once owned Astor died in 2007 at the age of 105, and the man who owned Astor’s only son, Anthony Marshall (above right), died last November at the age of 90. His second wife (also known ...
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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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MRS. JOHN JACOB ASTOR'S ILLNESS.
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