<Ul> <Li> William Vincent Astor, born in 1891 . He later became a businessman and philanthropist </Li> <Li> Ava Alice Muriel Astor, born in 1902 . </Li> </Ul> <Li> William Vincent Astor, born in 1891 . He later became a businessman and philanthropist </Li> <Li> Ava Alice Muriel Astor, born in 1902 . </Li> <P> Astor and Willing divorced in November 1909 . Compounding the scandal of their divorce was Astor's announcement that he would remarry . At the age of 47, Astor married 18 - year - old socialite Madeleine Talmage Force, the sister of real estate businesswoman and socialite Katherine Emmons Force . Their parents were William Hurlbut Force and Katherine Arvilla Talmage . Astor and Force were married in his mother's ballroom at Beechwood, the family's Newport, Rhode Island, mansion . There was also much controversy over their 29 - year age difference . His son Vincent despised Force, yet he served as best man at his father's wedding . The couple took an extended honeymoon in Europe and Egypt to wait for the gossip to calm down . Among the few Americans who did not spurn him at this time was Margaret Brown, later fictionalized as The Unsinkable Molly Brown . She accompanied the Astors to Egypt and France . After receiving a call to return to the United States, Brown accompanied the couple back home aboard the RMS Titanic . </P>

Who was the richest passenger to perish when the titanic sunk what was he known for