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15 de may. de 2024 · Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor was a member of Parliament (1910–19) and an agricultural expert whose Cliveden home was a meeting place during the late 1930s for Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and supporters of his policy of “appeasement” toward Adolf Hitler. He was the elder son of William.
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17 de may. de 2024 · William Waldorf "Bill" Astor II, 3rd Viscount Astor (13 August 1907 – 7 March 1966) was an English businessman and Conservative Party politician. He was also a member of the Astor family.
1 de may. de 2024 · William Waldorf, 2nd Viscount Astor, was one of the greatest owner/breeders of his day, and greatly admired by Munnings. Viscount Astor won eleven classic races between 1911 and 1945, was the leading owner in 1925 and 1936, and commissioned Munnings to paint several of his best horses in the paddocks at Cliveden or at Newmarket.
15 de may. de 2024 · In 1906, Nancy married Waldorf Astor, a naturalised Englishman and the fourth richest man in the world. Extraordinarily, they were born on the same day. In 1893, Waldorf’s austere, reclusive widowed father, William Waldorf, had bought Cliveden, aPalladian/Cinquecento palace on a bluff above Maidenhead with unrivalled views of the ...
Hace 4 días · 1. Peacock Alley, a 300-ft Corridor Merged Two Hotels. Photo from Library of Congress. In 1893, William Waldorf Astor hired renowned architect Henry Hardenbergh, who would later design The...
12 de may. de 2024 · In 1903 when William Waldorf Astor set about restoring Hever Castle to its former glory, he added the Astor Wing, to accommodate his family and guests, before creating a lake and the spectacular Italian Garden to house his impressive collection of ancient Greek and Roman statuary.
21 de may. de 2024 · The Astor was built by William Waldorf Astor in 1901. Astor hired architects Clinton and Russell to design a two-towered grey brick structure crowned by an elaborate decorative cornice.
