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Astor Courts: 9 Key Facts About Chelsea's Rhinebeck, NY, Wedding Spot

By Dana ChivvisJul 15th 2010 – 12:56PM

(July 15) -- Given the 500-person guest list for Chelsea Clinton's impending nuptials to Marc Mezvinsky on July 31, it would suit her well to have her wedding at the Astor mansion in Rhinebeck, N.Y., as rumors predict. The century-old mansion, formally referred to as Astor Courts or Ferncliff Casino, is a quintessentially...

Background on John Jacob Astor IV

John Jacob Astor IV (July 13, 1864 – April 15, 1912) was an American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish-American War and a member of the prominent Astor family.

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