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19 de may. de 2024 · Disenchanted with New York City, Waldorf moved to England. Ultimately, he was able to basically buy his way to a peerage, becoming Viscount Astor. That title lives on today. William Jr had a son named, you guessed it, John Jacob Astor IV. Known as Jack, he is most famous for dying on the Titanic.
17 de may. de 2024 · Aristocrat, Businessman, Politician. Nationality: english. Cemetery: Maidenhead, Cliveden Chapel (Octagon Temple) 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.
2 de may. de 2024 · In 1906, the Sancy Diamond was bought by William Waldorf Astor, the 1st Viscount Astor, the American-born British socialite, from famous Russian collector A.K.Rudanovsky, and the Sancy Diamond was set by Cartier into this striking Belle Epoque Diamond Tiara.
10 de may. de 2024 · As William Backhouse Jr.'s only son, John Jacob Astor IV was the main beneficiary of his father's estate. After joining the family business, he made millions from the New York real estate...
Hace 3 días · In 1906, the Sancy Diamond was purchased by Viscount William Astor, 1st Viscount Astor, as a wedding gift when his son Waldorf Astor married Nancy Langhorne. Viscountess Astor often wore the gem in a tiara on state occasions.
Hace 6 días · As per Astor’s will, his new wife was forced to give up the mansion, which went to Astor’s son from his first marriage, William Vincent Astor. Preferring his estate out on Long Island,...
Hace 1 día · May 26, 2024. John Jacob Astor IV was an American millionaire businessman and real estate developer who perished aboard the RMS Titanic in 1912. As the richest passenger on the ill-fated ship and head of one of America‘s most storied dynasties, Astor‘s life and death came to embody the opulence and tragedy of the Gilded Age.
