He built landmark New York hotels like the Astoria Hotel and the St. Regis. Astor's wife, who was 30 years younger than him, was pregnant aboard the Titanic and survived. John Jacob Astor IV was one ...

A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, sold for a record-breaking £1.175 million ($1.485 million) at auction on Saturday ...

(CNN) — A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, will go up for sale at an auction of memorabilia from the doomed ship.

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