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The Shocking Story Of John Jacob Astor IV, The Multimillionaire Who Went Down With The Titanic
Astor’s will also stated that Madeleine would lose the house and trust fund if she ever remarried, and when she did in 1916, she gave them both up. In the end, John Jacob Astor IV stands as one ...
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Inside the Astor family, one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age dynasties whose descendants are friends with British royals
4th Viscount of Astor, is a member of the House of Lords and the stepfather of Samantha Cameron, the former British first lady married to David Cameron. John Jacob Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever ...
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Gold watch worn by richest passenger aboard Titanic sells for record-breaking $1.5 million
In 1935, Vincent gave the watch as a christening gift to the infant son of William Dobbyn IV, John Jacob Astor’s executive secretary, according to the auction house. Aldridge told CNN that the ...
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Gold pocket watch found on body of Titanic's richest passenger sells for record $1.46 million
an auction house said this weekend. An American buyer won the bidding war for John Jacob Astor IV's 14-carat gold Waltham pocket watch, shattering the auctioneer's pre-sale estimate of £150,000 ...