The Habsburg jewels have been missing for 85 years, with many rumors circulating about their fate, after they were pawned in Switzerland, chopped up and hidden in Italy, but 15 of these precious jewels have been unexpectedly discovered. … The work in Canada was quite a surprise. Empress Zita of Bourbon-Parma hid them in a modest leather suitcase in a safe in Quebec, urging her children to keep the secret. No one would discover her hiding place until at least 100 years after the death of her husband, Emperor Charles I of Austria, who died in 1922. Her descendants fulfilled her wish and recently opened the suitcase and discovered to their relief: Florentine It was preserved as is. This yellow diamond was believed to be the fourth largest in the world at the time, and its legendary history can be compared to other historical diamonds such as Sansi, Koh-i-Noor, Great Mughal, or Regent, the paragon of the famous Spanish ponds, which have unfortunately been lost since the War of Independence.
According to Ambrosio de Morales, the diamond, “the size of two thumbnails put together”, was carved by Jacome da Trezzo “from a stone picked up in a river” in Madrid, but historian Félix de Llanos y Trilia doubted it was a “cat”. He wrote skeptically on the ABC: “Madrid’s origins will either be isolated or we will be forced to admit that our heroic city stands on the neglected frontiers of the Transvaal.” Whether in Madrid or elsewhere, étanque quickly rose to prominence in the jewel boxes of the Spanish monarchy since the time of Philip II. It must have been that “diamond square table.” the most perfect known of its size» It appeared in the jewelry inventory of Margaret of Austria. And since then, he has appeared in several royal portraits, either independently or in conjunction with the pilgrims of Austria’s so-called “rich jewels”.
pilgrimLlanos said the “perfect queen of pearls” had “a more proven origin.” After being discovered in the Caribbean, Panamanian sheriff Diego de Tevez sold it to the Royal Council of India for King Felipe II in 1579 for 9,000 ducats. La Sola is also known as “a pearl the size of a pigeon’s egg”.So unique and nowhere else in the world, because it’s worth something in Spain». But Spain lost it. Rather, it was taken from Spain during Napoleon’s invasion.
Amelia Aranda, curator of national heritage, said both the pilgrim and the pond were among the jewels kept in the Royal Palace’s Jewel Guard in 1808. It is difficult to determine what became of these and other gemstones. This is because it is not known exactly how many of them came from Joseph Bonaparte’s baggage, whether they were confiscated and sold by the French to pay loans and war expenses, or whether they were plundered by Lieutenant Joaquín Murat and his men. Minions. «Looting took place between many “long hands”», summarized Juan Balanzo on ABC.
According to the historian, the Pilgrim was stolen by an “invader king” and passed through various hands until actor Richard Burton bought it at auction in 1969 and gave it to his then-wife Elizabeth Taylor. The last thing known about this great pearl was that a buyer bid up to $11.8 million for it at Christie’s in 2011, after the death of Hollywood’s “Queen.”
“It’s very tempting to say that Liz Taylor had it, but We cannot 100% prove that the pearl is a Pilgrim. Because we don’t actually know what Philip II bought. You can only know this from portraits, and different artists draw them differently. Moreover, when you look at a pearl, you can’t even tell if it’s from the 16th century,” the cultural heritage expert points out.
It’s Alfonso.
There are stories about this pond, such as that King Ferdinand VII ordered it to be retrieved and set into the hilt of a sword that he gave to his father-in-law, King Francis I of the Two Sicilies, but there is no documentary evidence. Unfortunately, the truth is that nothing is actually heard from this historic diamond. I hope it will appear in your suitcase someday.
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