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is sometimes also known as the 'Little Sancy' to better distinguish it from its larger sibling. It is unknown when the diamond first reached Europe, but the earliest record of its existence comes when it was acquired by French diplomat
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had been looking to acquire the largest diamonds she could find on the market. Besides being the heiress to the House of Medici and recipient of a massive fortune, Marie had also inherited a love of diamonds from her father,
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retained its exalted position amongst the crown jewels, but was reset several times as a pendant, which it was customary for the bride to wear at royal weddings. The last
Empress to wear the diamond was
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for the duration of
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being successful, Mary joined her brother in London, where she died in 1661 without having been able to redeem the
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assessed the stone's value at over 150,000 guilders, making the purchase a bargain. Frederick Henry intended the
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claimed the jewel in 1702. Eager to emulate other absolutist monarchs after his self-elevation to the title of
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in 1604. Marie had the stone set into the very top of a crown of pearls and diamonds for her coronation in the
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in 1740. Frederick the Great famously abhored all signifiers of stylishness, and gave the stone to his wife
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The jewel's story with the House of
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until her death in 1642. Despite her debts piling up, Marie managed to hold on to the
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has been owned by a number of
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shows the diamond as the centerpiece of an elaborate pink bowtie.
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originally mined in India, which is cut in a modified pear double
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When Henry was assassinated shortly afterward, Marie became
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instead, which was nominally gifted to her by her husband
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The jewel remained in the possession of
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just one year earlier, Frederick considered the storied
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as a gift for his new daughter-in-law, the 10-year-old
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and seeing the rise of the kings of
Prussia to become
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Les merveilles des Indes orientales et occidentales
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370:in his quest to regain the English crown for the
999:(5th ed.). Antique Collectors' Club Ltd.
16:Historic 35 carat diamond of faint brown color
264:Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
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417:As the highest-ranking member of the House,
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513:in 1918 and went into exile in the
334:, who acquired the diamond from an
966:"'Royal' diamond sells for $ 9.7m"
546:Georg Friedrich, Prince of Prussia
472:Empress Augusta Viktoria with the
408:Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
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617:from the original on 17 May 2012.
338:gem dealer for the sum of 80,000
332:Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
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366:in 1659 to support her brother
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322:Elisabeth Christine with the
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19:Not to be confused with the
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303:for her nine-year-old son
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400:Glorious Revolution
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251:Coronation portrait
241:Henry III of France
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392:James' II
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296:in 1610.
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556:See also
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