Tiaras of Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria Archived Message
Posted by Juscha on April 9, 2013, 4:52 pm, in reply to "Re: victoria princess royal/KAISERINE FRIEDRICH"
Dear Joye, thank you so much, I read your post in the morning and made a little jump on my chair, but had to busy whole day long. Itīs no offend against you , but I guess itīs important to be exactly in the case of the names of the german empresses. Very often they are confused with another. Kaiserin Augusta, born Princess of Sachsen-Weimar, married Prince Wilhelm, later King of Prussia, later Kaiser Wilhelm I. Their son Friedrich Wilhelm, later Kaiser Friedrich, married Princess Royal Victoria of Great Britain. Kaiserin Viktoria called herself after the death of her beloved husband Kaiserin Friedrich. The wife of her son Wilhelm (II.) was Auguste (!) Viktoria von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. She was named after the empresses Augusta and Viktoria. So I certain you speak about Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria: 1. Diamond Tiara There are several pictures of Auguste Viktoria with it, but I havenīt see any of good quality. These tiara might be old, I think its worn by Empress Augusta before. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Kaiser_and_the_Kaiserin,_1898.jpg 2. Clover tiara A present from her husband, designed by himself http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-01286,_Kaiserin_Auguste_Viktoria.jpg?uselang=de It exist still in a modified form. 3. diamond pearl I once saw a photo called prussian pearl tiara in a spanish forum, but without source or reference picture. 4. aquamarine tiara There must have been a complete parure, once in the belonging of Queen Luise of Prussia. There are pictures of some prts in the catalogue of an exhibition. The last remaining piece, the girandole earring, are now in Paretz. 5. 6.wreath style Iīve never heard of this one. 7.meander Never heard of. 8. single star dito 9. 3 prong diamond dito 10. Beautiful emerald tiara http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Augusta_Victoria_Photo-235.jpg Ursula gives some informations about it. The bandeau of Francesca von Habsburg is doubtless a part of it. Swallow tiara: very stupid to use this term. Iīm so sorry. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AugusteViktoriaundWilhelm.jpg There are some version of this photo of Auguste Viktoria. I always thought that the upper part include something like flying bird. Stupid, I know.
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