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One of the richest men in the world died on the #Titanic. Here's a look at the life of John Jacob Astor IV.

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💵When the Titanic sank in 1912, it killed over 1,500 people, including some of the world's most wealthy and famous. But no victim aboard the ship had more money than John Jacob Astor IV.

He was a member of the famous Astor family, which was considered American royalty.

💵John Jacob Astor IV was born on July 13, 1864, in New York into one of the most affluent families in the world.

As an heir to the family fortune, John Jacob Astor IV received an education at the finest schools in the US.

👉In 1897, Astor used his fortune to build the Astoria Hotel in New York.

Astor also built another New York landmark hotel: The St. Regis.

💵While developing some of New York's finest hotels, Astor was also focusing on his other hobbies, like writing.

Astor was also an accomplished inventor. In 1898, he patented a brake for the bicycle, invented a vibratory disintegrator...

..., and created a pneumatic road-improver. He also helped invent a turbine engine.

As for his personal life, Astor first married Ava Lowle Willing in 1891, but they divorced in 1909.

💵At 47 years old, Astor met Madeleine Talmage Force, who was 18, and they fell in love.

When Madeleine fell pregnant in 1912, they decided to return to New York, so Astor booked them a room on the Titanic.

👉After the Titanic hit an iceberg on April 14, 1912, he calmly brought his wife, Madeleine, to the second-to-last lifeboat.

His wife survived the shipwreck & gave birth to their son, naming him John Jacob.But most of his fortune went to his son from his first marriage,Vincent.