Posted by maria-olivia on March 15, 2014, 7:30 pm, in reply to "Re: It is not a list"
It is therefore that her other daughter Teresa , Mrs Martorell received more of Princess Elisabeth jewels.
--Previous Message-- : Vincent, thank you very much for your : information on the provenance of the : necklace, it was much appreciated. : : You also mention that it seems Pss Isabelle : and Pss Françoise did not inherit anything : from their mother, but according to the : informations released to the press at the : time of the engagement of the present Duke : to Miss Isabel de Herédia, the cabochon rubi : engagement ring was an heirloom from the : Duke's maternal grand-mother Princess : Elizabeth. I am not even sure if the Duke or : his fiancée mentioned it on some of the many : interviews they gave in those days. : I'm not stating the ring was inherited, it : could have been a gift during her lifetime, : but it does seem that at least one jewel : from Pss Elizabeth passed to her daughter : Dona Maria Francisca and then to the present : Duchess. : : : : : --Previous Message-- : It is simply a letter in which princess : Elisabeth explains all the details about the : wedding to her elder daughter who could not : attend. Dress, wedding presents (jewels) : ceremony... And so on... Princess Elisabeth : was a very gifted letter writer.She had : style. her letters are funny, very well : written (in french of course). As the war : was going on at the time, letters were : written very often. : The funny thing about the Orléans Bragance : jewels ( i mean those belonging to princess : Elisabeth) is that it seems princess : Isabelle (Comtesse de Paris) and princess : Françoise (duchess of Braganza) did not : inherit anything from their mother. I guess : that the idea was that as they had married : into royal families, they would be given : jewels by their husbands. And in a way, they : were. : : :