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Hace 1 día · Prince Serge Obolensky, son of Prince Platon Sergeyevich Obolensky-Neledinsky-Meletzky and Maria Konstantinovna Naryshkina, married Ava Alice Muriel Astor, daughter of John Jacob Astor IV and Ava Lowle Lister, Baroness Ribblesdale, in three separate Ceremonies at the Registry Office, the Savoy Chapel and the Russian Church in London, with Prince Paul of Yugoslavia serving as the best man.
Hace 3 días · Between 59th and 78th Streets, rich New Yorkers like Cornelius Vanderbilt and John Jacob Astor purchased and built extravagant homes along Fifth Avenue, some valued at over $150 million...
Hace 3 días · Four years after the construction of the Waldorf, John Jacob built a 17-story hotel within feet of the Waldorf, using the same architect. His intention was to name it The Schermerhon after his...
Hace 3 días · Although the majority of dead were crew members and third-class passengers, many of the era’s wealthiest and most prominent families lost members, among them Isidor and Ida Straus and John Jacob Astor.
Hace 3 días · Astor, the queen bee, ruled New York society. In fact, she was so well known that her calling cards only had three words: The Mrs. Astor. Alva Vanderbilt was a force in her own right....
Hace 5 días · John Astor, who stepped down in May last year as parliamentary under-secretary of state at the ministry of defence, is the British government's privileged interlocutor in Oman. Lord Astor spent the New Year in Muscat and returned back to the UK on January 10.
Hace 3 días · John Jacob Astor III (1822–1890) – businessman, member of the Astor family; John Jacob Astor VI (1912–1992) – socialite and businessman, member of the Astor family; Vincent Astor (1891–1959) – businessman and philanthropist, member of the Astor family; William Backhouse Astor, Sr. (1792–1875) – businessman, member of the Astor ...
