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11 Facts About the Astor Family
From a German immigrant who arrived in America with nothing to a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, the Astor family’s story is one of hard work, ruthless business tactics, snobbery, and savvy ...
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Inside the Astor family, one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age dynasties whose descendants are friends with British royals
Astor Place. The Waldorf-Astoria. Even if you're not a New Yorker, you've heard of these iconic places. You also probably know they're named for one very powerful family: the Astors. To this day ...
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Madeleine Force Astor rose in Palm Beach, in love and heartbreak after Titanic disaster
Tall, lean and mustachioed John Jacob Astor IV wanted to accompany her in Lifeboat 4, but his apogeal social status and family fortune — born of the fur trade, then turbocharged by New York real ...