Vanderbilt family

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American family businessperson dynasty industrialist mansion

The Vanderbilt family is a prominent American dynasty that rose to great wealth and influence in the 19th century through shipping and railroad enterprises.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American family → businessperson → dynasty → industrialist → mansion → mansion →
associatedInstitution	Vanderbilt University →
associatedPlace	Asheville, North Carolina → New York City → Newport, Rhode Island →
associatedWithEra	Gilded Age →
builtProperty	Biltmore Estate → The Breakers (Newport) →
country	United States →
ethnicity	Dutch-American →
foundedBy	Cornelius Vanderbilt →
industry	rail transport → water transport →
knownFor	construction of mansions → patronage of the arts → philanthropy →
language	English →
locatedIn	Asheville, North Carolina → Newport, Rhode Island →
mainBusiness	railroad networks → steamship lines →
memberOf	Vanderbilt family → Vanderbilt family → Vanderbilt family → Vanderbilt family → Vanderbilt family → Vanderbilt family → Vanderbilt family →
namedAfter	Cornelius Vanderbilt →
notableFor	railroad industry → shipping industry →
notableMember	Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt → Anderson Cooper → Cornelius Vanderbilt → Cornelius Vanderbilt II → George Washington Vanderbilt II → Gloria Vanderbilt → William Henry Vanderbilt →
occupation	railroad magnate → shipping magnate →
originRegion	New York →
riseToProminencePeriod	19th century →
socialClass	Gilded Age elite →
wealthPeakPeriod	late 19th century →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt → Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt → Anderson Cooper → Consuelo Vanderbilt → Cornelius Vanderbilt → Cornelius Vanderbilt II → Cornelius Vanderbilt II → Emily Vanderbilt Sloane → Frederick William Vanderbilt → George Washington Vanderbilt II → George Washington Vanderbilt II → Gloria Vanderbilt → Gloria Vanderbilt → William Henry Vanderbilt → William Henry Vanderbilt → William Kissam Vanderbilt →	memberOf
Alva Erskine Vanderbilt → Cornelius Vanderbilt II House → The Breakers → William K. Vanderbilt House →	associatedWith
Cornelius Vanderbilt family →	alsoKnownAs
Adirondack Great Camps →	associatedWithFamily
The Breakers →	builtFor
Anderson Cooper →	ethnicGroup
Petit Château →	family
Hammond family →	influencedBy
Cornelius Vanderbilt II House →	laterOwner
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site →	namedAfter
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site →	originalOwnerFamily
Biltmore Estate →	owner