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    Re: historic pearl necklace Archived Message

    Posted by John R on April 24, 2013, 9:30 pm, in reply to "Re: historic pearl necklace"

    What ocassion other than the wedding in 1839 can you think of would have been appropriate for the King or Prussia to offer such an historic gift?
    Were there any official visits by the Royal couple after King Willem III ascension in 1849 to the King of Prussia or viceversa?

    --Previous Message--
    : I don't know which date is the reference. The
    : wedding date? Princess Sophie von
    : Württemberg lived from 1818-1877. In 1839
    : the Princess married the Prince of Orange.
    :
    : 1839-1849 Princess of Orange
    : Friedrich Wilhelm III, King of Prussia until
    : 1840
    : Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia
    : 1840-1861
    :
    : 1849-1877 Queen of the Netherlands
    : Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia
    : 1840-1861
    : Wilhelm I, King and Emperor 1861-1888
    :
    : If the collier was given by the then King of
    : Prussia as a wedding present, then it was in
    : the last year of the life of King Friedrich
    : Wilhelm III. He was the father-in-law of
    : Princess Marianne of the Netherlands, it
    : seems more plausible then that the collier
    : came back into the Orange-Nassau collection
    : via Princess Marianne?
    :
    : Anyway, not so important. The fantastic
    : pearls are still present and let us be happy
    : about that.
    :
    :

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