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Ava Lowle Lister, Baroness Ribblesdale (née Willing, later Astor; September 15, 1868 – June 9, 1958) was an American socialite. She was the first wife of Colonel John Jacob Astor IV and later married Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale.
On July 24, 1924, Ava Astor married Prince Sergei Platonovich "Serge" Obolensky, son of General Platon Sergeyevich Obolensky and Maria Konstantinovna Naryshkina, at Savoy Chapel in London. The marriage was considered the event of the season in England that year.
She was the first wife of Colonel John Jacob Astor IV and later married Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale. Ava Lowle Willing was born on September 15, 1868 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Edward Shippen Willing (1822-1906) and Alice Bell Barton (1833-1903).
Nov 23, 2018 · In contrast to first impressions, it was Ava's decadent expenditure that necessitated the marriage. He married her for companionship, not money (she forfeited her Astor dollars on marrying him), while it was she who got his money, position, and a title to boot!
Apr 25, 2022 · By August 1910, Ava Willing Astor’s position was such that when she unexpectedly arrived in Newport, Rhode Island, with Muriel, it caused a stir—especially for her ex-husband, who was already...
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May 2, 2022 · Ava Lowle Willing, Lady Ribblesdale (née Willing previously Astor) (September 15, 1868 – June 9, 1958) was an American socialite and the first wife of John Jacob Astor IV. Ava Lowle Willing was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Edward Shippen Willing (1822-1906) and his wife, the former Alice Barton. She had two siblings, Susan Ridgway ...
- Pennsylvania
- September 15, 1868
- Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale
- June 9, 1958
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Sep 16, 2022 · John Jacob Astor's first marriage to Ava Lowle Willing was reportedly an unhappy one. The couple married in 1891 and had two children: Vincent and Alice. They divorced in 1910. Ava married Lord Ribblesdale in 1919.
