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Cases
2
Years
1913 to 1989
Countries
United States
Subjects
Divorce and feuds, States and spies
Updated
30 October 2026
August Busch III: August Busch III, New York Amsterdam News 1977 11 26 pg44 (cropped)1989 · St. LouisAugust Busch III ousted his father from Anheuser-Busch in a boardroom coup, and 33 years later the family lost the companyAugust Busch III ousted his father Gussie Busch, grandson of Adolphus Busch, as chief executive; August Busch IV ran the company when InBev bought it.Gussie Busch ran Anheuser-Busch, founded by his great-grandfather's partner and his grandfather Adolphus, and the St. Louis Cardinals.Google Books and 3 moreAdolphus Busch: Adolphus busch21913 · Villa Lilly, Bad Schwalbach, Germany; St. Louis, Missouri, UAdolphus Busch's widow stayed in Germany during World War I, and the US Alien Property Custodian took her share of the brewery until she came homeLilly Anheuser Busch, widow of Adolphus Busch and daughter of founder Eberhard Anheuser, had her brewery share seized; daughters Clara and Wilhelmine lost their inheritances.Adolphus Busch, co-founder of Anheuser-Busch, died at Villa Lilly, his estate at Bad Schwalbach in Germany, on 10 October 1913. His estate was valued at up to $60 million. His body was shipped to St. Louis for burial.missourioverthere.org and 3 more