Re: To Lorenzo- Emeralds from Queen Amélia Archived Message
Posted by Lorenzo on November 8, 2012, 7:48 am, in reply to "Re: To Lorenzo- Emeralds from Queen Amélia"
One of the Savoy-aosta emerald necklaces of princess Helene of Orleans comes from the duke of Aumale. May be you mixed with it --Previous Message-- : Thank you Lorenzo. I had read sometime ago : that the emralds were a wedding gift from : one of Pss Amélie uncle, not sure wich. : : Anyway this was a magnificent parure. : : : : --Previous Message-- : The parure of emerald and diamonds came from : the royal family of Spainn through the first : countess of Paris, princess Isabelle of : Orleans-Montpensier 1848-1919, daughter of : infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain, sister of : queen Isabelle II. The parure was a gift : from princess Isabelle to her eldest : daughter Amelia when she married crown : prince Carlos of Portugal in 1886. When : queen Amelia died in 1951, she left the : parure to her nephew, prince Henri count of : Paris who sold it quickly to a south : american billionaire : : --Previous Message-- : Lorenzo can you please tell me more about : the : faith of the emerald parure from queen : Amélia of Portugal? : : I have several pictures of this unfortunate : Queen wearing them, and seen the sketch of : them as wedding present. I know they were a : wedding gift to Princess Amélie from her : french relatives. The parure consisted of a : diamond and emerald tiara, matching : necklace, a beautiful big corsage brooch, : and not sure if a bracelet. No earrings : because the Queen did not have her ears : pierced. : Did the emeralds return to her french : relatives after her death, since all her : children died before her? : Dona Esperanza of Two Sicilies (Brazil), : mother of Pss Maria da Glória, first wife of : Alexander of Serbia, had some of the : emeralds I think. But I also read that the : Dukal family of Palmela also had some of the : emeralds... : Do you have some information on these : fabulous emeralds? : : Thanks in advance : : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : No the earrings were presented to duchess : Marie-Therese von Wurtemberg by king Simeon : in 1957 : : In 1960, the Orleans family still owned : quite substantial jewels : : : The sapphire parure from queen Marie-Amélie : The sapphire and pearls coronet with : earrings from queen Marie-Amélie : The emerald Coty tiara from the countess of : Paris : the diamond and sapphire tiara from the : countess of Paris : the hair comb from the duches of Chartres : The diamond bandeau bracelet from the : duchess of Chartres : : The emerald parure from queen Amélie of : Portugal had already been sold : : : --Previous Message-- : I would like to go back to how those : beautiful : sapphires and diamonds earrings came in the : possession of the Orléans family, who : already owned gorgeous sapphires & : diamonds from Queen Amelie. : : The earrings worn by princess Philomena were : a wedding gift in 1931 to the Count Henri of : Paris and Princess Isabelle from king : Ferdinand of Bulgaria (King Boris' father). : What a generous gift from a King whose : mother was a French Princess. : : : : : : : : : : : : :
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