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Caroline Webster "Lina" Schermerhorn Astor (September 22, 1830 – October 30, 1908) was a prominent American socialite of the second half of the 19th century who led the Four Hundred. Famous for being referred to later in life as "the Mrs. Astor" or simply "Mrs. Astor", she was the wife of yachtsman William Backhouse Astor Jr.
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- self-proclaimed "the Mrs. Astor", matriarch of male line of American Astors
23 de abr. de 2024 · Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor (born Sept. 22, 1830, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Oct. 30, 1908, New York City) was the doyenne of American high society in the latter half of the 19th century, who held the ground of “old money” in the face of changing times and values.
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7 de fev. de 2022 · Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor, known as “ The Mrs. Astor ,” reigned supreme in New York society to the extent that her annual social schedule was broadly publicized. In winter she...
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Learn about the life and legacy of Caroline Astor, the socialite who became the queen of New York high society in the Gilded Age. Find out about her family background, marriage, children, social activities, and rivalry with other wealthy families.
26 de dez. de 2021 · December 26, 2021. No Comments. Carolus-Duran - Mrs. William Astor (Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor), painted 1890. Spend the holidays with The Gilded Gentleman, the new Bowery Boys spin-off podcast about America’s Gilded Age period, hosted by social and culinary historian Carl Raymond .
American arbiter of New York Society. Born Caroline Webster Schermerhorn in New York, New York, on September 22, 1830; died in her Fifth Avenue mansion in New York City on October 30, 1908; daughter of a wealthy Dutch merchant; married William Backhouse Astor, Jr. ( 1830–1892, grandson of John Jacob and Sarah Todd Astor ), in 1853; children ...
21 de fev. de 2022 · Simply known in society by this time as the Mrs Astor, she had been born Caroline Schermerhorn in September 1830, into the city’s Knickerbocker elite; her family could trace their lineage back to the earliest settlers in colonial North America.
