Viscount Astor

Viscount Astor, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1917 for the financier and statesman William Waldorf Astor, 1st Baron Astor. He had already been created Baron Astor, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent, in 1916, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

His eldest son Waldorf, the second Viscount, was the husband of Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, the first woman to sit in the House of Commons. , the titles are held by their grandson, the fourth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1966. He is one of the ninety-two elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sits as a Conservative.

John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, was the third son of the first Viscount. This peerage, Baron Astor of Hever, was a separate creation in 1956 and not to be confused with the Viscount's subsidiary title of Baron Astor, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent. The Hon. David Astor CH, the Hon. Michael Astor and the Hon. Sir Jakie Astor, younger sons of the second Viscount, all gained prominence in public life.

The family seat is Ginge Manor, near Wantage, Oxfordshire.

The first three Viscounts Astor are buried within the Astor family chapel (also known as the Octagon Temple) at the Cliveden estate near Taplow, Buckinghamshire.

Baron Astor (1916)

 * William Waldorf Astor, 1st Baron Astor (1848–1919) (created Viscount Astor in 1917)

Viscounts Astor (1917)

 * William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (1848–1919)
 * Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor (1879–1952)
 * William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor (1907–1966)
 * William Waldorf Astor, 4th Viscount Astor (born 1951)

The heir apparent is the present holder's eldest son, the Hon. William Waldorf Astor (born 1979).

The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son, William Waldorf Astor (born 2012).

Line of succession

 * Coronet of a British Viscount.svg William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (1848-1919)
 * Coronet of a British Viscount.svg Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor (1879-1952)
 * Coronet of a British Viscount.svg William Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor (1907-1966)
 * Coronet of a British Viscount.svg William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor (b. 1951)
 * (1) William Astor (b. 1979)
 * (2) William Astor (b. 2012)
 * (3) Conrad Astor (b. 2016)
 * (4) James Astor (b. 1981)
 * David Astor (1912-2001)
 * (5) Richard Astor (b. 1955)
 * Thomas Astor (b. 1962)
 * Michael Astor (1916-1980)
 * Jakie Astor (1918-2000)
 * Michael Astor (b. 1946)
 * John Astor (1962-1963)
 * John Rudolph Astor (1881)
 * Coronet of a British Baron.svg John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886-1971)
 * Coronet of a British Baron.svg Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever (1918-1984)
 * Coronet of a British Baron.svg John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever (b. 1946)
 * Charles Astor (b. 1990)
 * Philip Astor (b. 1959)
 * Hugh Astor (1920-1999)
 * John Astor (1923-1987)
 * John Astor (1953-2016)
 * George Astor (b. 1958)