Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor

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Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor was a prominent 19th-century New York socialite who became the leading figure of the city’s Gilded Age high society and arbiter of its elite social circle known as “The Four Hundred.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American
New Yorker
social leader
socialite
associatedWith Ward McAllister
birthName Caroline Webster Schermerhorn
burialPlace Trinity Church Cemetery
causeOfDeath heart failure
child Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Caroline Schermerhorn Astor

Charlotte Augusta Astor
Emily Astor
Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Helen Schermerhorn Astor

John Jacob Astor IV
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1830-09-22
dateOfDeath 1908-10-30
dateOfMarriage 1853-09-23
ethnicGroup Dutch American
familyName Astor
Schermerhorn
father Abraham Schermerhorn
fullName Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor self-link
givenName Caroline
influenced composition of New York social register
standards of etiquette in Gilded Age New York
knownFor collaboration with Ward McAllister in defining "The Four Hundred"
hosting exclusive balls and receptions
languageSpoken English
memberOf Astor family
New York high society
mother Helen Van Courtlandt White
nickname Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mrs. Astor
notableFor acting as arbiter of elite social circles in New York City
being the leading figure of Gilded Age New York high society
establishing and maintaining the social register known as "The Four Hundred"
placeOfBirth New York City
placeOfDeath New York City
placeOfMarriage New York City
positionHeld leader of New York society
religion Episcopalian
residence Fifth Avenue
surface form: Fifth Avenue, Manhattan

New York City
Newport, Rhode Island
sexOrGender female
socialClass New York elite
upper class
spouse William Backhouse Astor Jr.
timePeriod Gilded Age

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Astor family hasNotableMember Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
John Jacob Astor IV mother Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
John Jacob Astor IV sibling Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
this entity surface form: Caroline Schermerhorn Astor Wilson
John Jacob Astor IV sibling Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
this entity surface form: Emily Astor
John Jacob Astor IV sibling Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
this entity surface form: Helen Schermerhorn Astor
Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor fullName Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor self-link
Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor nickname Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mrs. Astor
Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor child Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Helen Schermerhorn Astor
Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor child Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Caroline Schermerhorn Astor
William Backhouse Astor Sr. grandfather Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
this entity surface form: Caroline Schermerhorn Astor
William Backhouse Astor Jr. spouse Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
William Backhouse Astor Jr. child Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
this entity surface form: Helen Schermerhorn Astor
William Backhouse Astor Jr. child Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
this entity surface form: Caroline Schermerhorn Astor
William Backhouse Astor Jr. notableFamilyMember Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
Ferncliff estate notableResident Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
John Jacob Astor VI notableRelative Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
this entity surface form: Caroline Schermerhorn Astor
Astor hasNotableMember Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
subject surface form: Astor family
Schermerhorn hasNotableBearer Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
this entity surface form: Caroline Schermerhorn Astor
Vanderbilt costume ball of 1883 notableAttendee Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
this entity surface form: Caroline Schermerhorn Astor