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19 mag 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 mag 2024 · 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 mag 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. Lady Astor’s maid described:
19 mag 2024 · Viscountess Astor wore the Diamond and Sapphire Necklace as a pair of Bracelets with her Cartier Tiara with the Sancy Diamond for the Coronation of King George VI in 1937.
15 mag 2024 · They remain prominent in today’s society, with William Astor, the 4th Viscount of Astor, being the stepfather of former first lady Samantha Cameron. Where did the Astor money go? John Jacob Astor bequeathed $400,000 to build the Astor Library for the New York public, which later merged with other libraries to form the New York ...
3 giorni fa · 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. After the death of Lady Astor in 1964, the pale yellow diamond was inherited by her son and remained in the ...
15 mag 2024 · Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor (born May 19, 1879, Danville, Virginia, U.S.—died May 2, 1964, Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire, England) was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons, known in public and private life for her great energy and wit.
