Commissioned in 1893 by railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt II, The Breakers is a Renaissance-style "summer cottage" inspired by the palaces in northern Italy. Its opulence knows no bounds ...

The Heritage Hotel Group, which shares leadership with the Heritage Restaurant Group and Audrain Group, announced Tuesday, ...

The biggest and perhaps best-known was the family of railroad and shipping tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt ... in the U.S., according to Arthur T. Vanderbilt II's book "Fortune's Children." ...

Another Vanderbilt legacy is Vanderbilt University ... life of excess for which the family would become famous. Cornelius II, wasted no time throwing his inheritance into building an enormous ...

It was built in 1908-1909 by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt in honor of his father Cornelius Vanderbilt II. He donated the building to the city to be used as a YMCA which it was for decades. Alfred ...

Vanderbilt II more than a century ago — could see ... was established in 1910 as the summer home for the great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the museum's website said.

His grandson, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, succeeded him as the president and chairman of the New York Central Railroad in 1885. As heir to the family fortune, he built a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot ...

From royal connections to strategic investments, these celebrities grew up super rich much before they monetized their talent ...

His great-great-great grandfather, Cornelius Vanderbilt, built his fortune primarily ... the sister of Queen Elizabeth II. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the great-great-granddaughter of Léopold Louis ...