Posted by Radama on June 9, 2012, 5:45 am 41.188.17.95
Tomorrow, there will be 45 years since Crown Princess Margrethe of Denmark married Prince Henrik. A group photo of the royal guests who attended the wedding reception at Fredensborg Castle I pick up from an old French magazine:
GD Josephine Charlotte mystery tiara which had been discussed many times was a floral diamond tiara with what seems to be emerald stones as she wore it along with her VCA emerald necklace tiara. Here she chatted with Princess Marina and Prince Harald :
Now my guess is that it was a loan from a jeweller to match with her necklace, earrings and bracelet.
Looking closely at Pcess Birgitta of Sweden, I recall that it was said at that time that her tiara had also some emeralds . Perhaps the tiara came from The Hohenzollern Sigmaringen heirloom. Could someone give any information about it ? The Bernadotte emerald necklace now with Queen Silvia adorned her neck. Anyway her hairdo is gorgeous, she enhances her tiara perfectly. And her dress is of the same green color as that of Princess Caroline Mathilde of Denmark who is just on her left !
This royal event was also the occasion to see three tiaras from HH worn by her Rosenborg relatives : the spike tiara by Countess Karin, the scroll tiara by Countess Alexandra, Mrs Ivar Vind and the Opal tiara left to Countess Ruth :
Radama
Re: Danish Royal Wedding
Posted by maria Olivia on June 9, 2012, 11:15 am, in reply to "HH Pcess Viggo 's tiaras" 87.65.103.105
Prince Henrik ’s mother and sisters as the French Minister’s wife (in pink) loaned tiaras from??? Queen Sonja, Queen Silva , Prince Daniel, Princess Mary’s mothers did not .
--Previous Message-- : This royal event was also the occasion to see : three tiaras from HH worn by her Rosenborg : relatives : : the spike tiara by Countess Karin, the : scroll tiara by Countess Alexandra, Mrs Ivar : Vind and the Opal tiara left to Countess : Ruth : : : : :
Re: HH Pcess Viggo 's tiaras
Posted by maria Olivia on June 9, 2012, 11:18 am, in reply to "HH Pcess Viggo 's tiaras" 87.65.103.105
Great work Radama ! Thanks for sharing
--Previous Message-- : This royal event was also the occasion to see : three tiaras from HH worn by her Rosenborg : relatives : : the spike tiara by Countess Karin, the : scroll tiara by Countess Alexandra, Mrs Ivar : Vind and the Opal tiara left to Countess : Ruth : : : : :
When CP Frederik of Denmark married Pcess Ingrid of Sweden, the pre wedding gala in Stokholm followed by a dinner at the Royal Palace showed many more tiaras. The picture is from an old "L'Illustration" with the captions :
--Previous Message-- : : Prince Henrik ’s mother and sisters as the : French Minister’s wife : (in pink) loaned tiaras from??? : Queen Sonja, Queen Silva , Prince Daniel, : Princess Mary’s mothers did not . : : --Previous Message-- : This royal event was also the occasion to : see : three tiaras from HH worn by her Rosenborg : relatives : : the spike tiara by Countess Karin, the : scroll tiara by Countess Alexandra, Mrs Ivar : Vind and the Opal tiara left to Countess : Ruth : : : : : : : Radama
Dorrit Countess Oluf of Rosenborg here behind Pcess Margaretha of Sweden, Mrs Ambler wore the ears of wheat tiara of her late mother-in-law Pcess Helena :
What a wonderful brooch is princess Helena wearing!
Regards!
--Previous Message-- : Dorrit Countess Oluf of Rosenborg here behind : Pcess Margaretha of Sweden, Mrs Ambler wore : the ears of wheat tiara of her late : mother-in-law Pcess Helena : : : : : :
Princess Helena also had a star tiara which she wore at her daughter's wedding...(and the same brooch)...
great topic Radama
--Previous Message-- : Dorrit Countess Oluf of Rosenborg here behind : Pcess Margaretha of Sweden, Mrs Ambler wore : the ears of wheat tiara of her late : mother-in-law Pcess Helena : : : : : :
--Previous Message-- : : When CP Frederik of Denmark married Pcess : Ingrid of Sweden, the pre wedding gala in : Stokholm followed by a dinner at the Royal : Palace showed many more tiaras. The picture : is from an old "L'Illustration" : with the captions : : : : : : : I love it. That's how you do it! Pull out all the stops. Get the good jewels out and wear them.
--Previous Message-- : Princess Helena also had a star tiara which : she wore at her daughter's wedding...(and : the same brooch)... : : : : great topic Radama : : : : --Previous Message-- : Dorrit Countess Oluf of Rosenborg here : behind : Pcess Margaretha of Sweden, Mrs Ambler wore : the ears of wheat tiara of her late : mother-in-law Pcess Helena : : : : : : : :
The Official Photograph should have seen that my Royals the King and Queen of the Belgians although on the second row were hidden !
--Previous Message-- : I don't think this photo is better but : definitely bigger lol.... : : it is amazing how many guest wore baby blue : color...why blue? why not red for Danish : color? : : : :
Baby blue would match very well with the Danish Order of the Elephant!
Thanks all for these gorgeous photos of this ceremony.
--Previous Message-- : I don't think this photo is better but : definitely bigger lol.... : : it is amazing how many guest wore baby blue : color...why blue? why not red for Danish : color? : : : : Pedro
Re: Princess Helena
Posted by Alejandro E. on June 10, 2012, 8:22 am, in reply to "Re: Princess Helena" 80.30.35.206
Princess Helena had some interesting jewels. Do you know more diadems, brooches, necklaces that belonged to her?
Regards!
--Previous Message-- : Princess Helena also had a star tiara which : she wore at her daughter's wedding...(and : the same brooch)... : : : : great topic Radama : : : : --Previous Message-- : Dorrit Countess Oluf of Rosenborg here : behind : Pcess Margaretha of Sweden, Mrs Ambler wore : the ears of wheat tiara of her late : mother-in-law Pcess Helena : : : : : : : :
Grand-Duchess Josépine-Charlotte's Tiara
Posted by Hans on June 10, 2012, 12:21 pm, in reply to "Mystery tiaras" 81.82.4.41
If it was a loan....I have a question about the circumstances.
Suppose she went with an tiara to Denmark but suddenly the frame broke and couldn't be fixed or wear it any more.
1. Why didn't she wore her necklace as tiara? 2. Wich royal/aristocrat person would have those days an extra tiara?
Re: Princess Helena
Posted by Radama on June 11, 2012, 3:43 am, in reply to "Re: Princess Helena" 41.188.22.96
--Previous Message-- : Princess Helena had some interesting jewels. : Do you know more diadems, brooches, : necklaces that belonged to her? : : Regards! :
Yes, I do believe she was fond of great jewels. I count two more tiaras at least : a wreath tiara and a greek meander pattern one. I should check my old files, photos will come soon.
Radama
Re: Princess Helena
Posted by Radama on June 11, 2012, 3:55 am, in reply to "Re: Princess Helena" 41.188.22.96
--Previous Message-- : Princess Helena also had a star tiara which : she wore at her daughter's wedding...(and : the same brooch)... : : : : great topic Radama :
Thank you Tamara for posting this , Pcess Helena's earrings are surely of rubies, could we find the same stones in the brooch ?
Radama
Re: Those were the days
Posted by Radama on June 11, 2012, 4:02 am, in reply to "Those were the days"
--Previous Message--
: : I love it. That's how you do it! Pull out : all the stops. Get the good jewels out and : wear them. :
It could be this was eventually happened : the same misadventure happened to Queen Ingrid during the 100 th anniversary Greek dinasty celebration.
But let us recognize that GD Josephine Charlotte didn't have a great emerald tiara to wear in a such great event. The VCA necklace as tiara is lovely but rather simple for a royal wedding.
Of course a tiara loaned is the most surprising knowing the Luxembourg vault and her personnal jewellery. Just my guesses.
--Previous Message-- : If it was a loan....I have a question about : the circumstances. : : Suppose she went with an tiara to Denmark : but suddenly the frame broke and couldn't be : fixed or wear it any more. : : 1. Why didn't she wore her necklace as : tiara? : 2. Wich royal/aristocrat person would have : those days an extra tiara? : : : Radama
Re: Princess Helena
Posted by Tamara on June 11, 2012, 9:21 am, in reply to "Re: Princess Helena" 68.197.228.82
from what I recall...that brooch is all diamonds...but let me check other photos and I will confirm
--Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : Princess Helena also had a star tiara which : she wore at her daughter's wedding...(and : the same brooch)... : : : : great topic Radama : : : Thank you Tamara for posting this , Pcess : Helena's earrings are surely of rubies, : could we find the same stones in the brooch : ? : : :
Re: Princess Helena's Greek diadem
Posted by Alejandro E. on June 11, 2012, 9:25 am, in reply to "Re: Princess Helena" 80.30.35.206
The Greek bandeau, so beautiful!
Regards!
--Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : Princess Helena had some interesting jewels. : Do you know more diadems, brooches, : necklaces that belonged to her? : : Regards! : : : Yes, I do believe she was fond of great : jewels. I count two more tiaras at least : a : wreath tiara and a greek meander pattern : one. I should check my old files, photos : will come soon. :
Re: Princess Helena brooch
Posted by Radama on June 11, 2012, 10:34 am, in reply to "Re: Princess Helena" 41.188.22.96
Thank you for your response.
--Previous Message-- : from what I recall...that brooch is all : diamonds...but let me check other photos and : I will confirm : : : Radama
Posted by Cristina on June 11, 2012, 12:52 pm, in reply to "Mystery tiaras" 84.91.212.195
I have no confirmed notes for this but I am quite convinced for a long time that Princess Brigitta's tiara could have portuguese royal origin, from her husband's ancestor Infanta Antónia of Portugal. Her mother, Queen Maria II of Portugal, was portraited in a very similar tiara, the portrait belongs to the collection of the Necessidades Palace in Lisbon. The Queen also wears other emerald jewels in the portrait. Here is a link to the small image on the Portuguese Parliament site, scroll down and click on the image to make it a bit bigger
The tiara in the portrait seems in all similar to the one Pss Brigitta wore, the design of diamond triangular shaped high motifs and an emerald in the front motif. Not a very usual design. Most likely (and again with no confirmed sources) Infanta Antónia inherited the tiara (and perhaps some other jewelry) at the death of her mother the Queen of Portugal, who died at the age of 34 while giving birth to her 11th child. Infanta Antónia was a young girl at that time. When she married the Prince of Hohenzollern-Siegmaringen she took her beloved mother's tiara with her to her new country, and passed it to her descend.
--Previous Message-- : GD Josephine Charlotte mystery tiara which had : been discussed many times was a floral : diamond tiara with what seems to be emerald : stones as she wore it along with her VCA : emerald necklace tiara. Here she chatted : with Princess Marina and Prince Harald : : : : : Now my guess is that it was a loan from a : jeweller to match with her necklace, : earrings and bracelet. : : : Looking closely at Pcess Birgitta of Sweden, : I recall that it was said at that time that : her tiara had also some emeralds . Perhaps : the tiara came from The Hohenzollern : Sigmaringen heirloom. Could someone give any : information about it ? The Bernadotte : emerald necklace now with Queen Silvia : adorned her neck. : Anyway her hairdo is gorgeous, she enhances : her tiara perfectly. And her dress is of the : same green color as that of Princess : Caroline Mathilde of Denmark who is just on : her left ! : : : : : :
Great news Cristina ! Thank you so much for sharing it, I'd never heard about this till now, I always looked for Hohenzollern Sigmaringen line in my researchs. The tiara shown in the Portuguese Parliament site looks very similar to Birgitta's one and the emeralds adorning it indicates that it is probably the same one. Now I'm wondering why she never wore it again, perhaps the tiara belongs to the Fűrst von H-S her then brother-in-law ? Anyway intersting !
--Previous Message-- : I have no confirmed notes for this but I am : quite convinced for a long time that : Princess Brigitta's tiara could have : portuguese royal origin, from her husband's : ancestor Infanta Antónia of Portugal. Her : mother, Queen Maria II of Portugal, was : portraited in a very similar tiara, the : portrait belongs to the collection of the : Necessidades Palace in Lisbon. The Queen : also wears other emerald jewels in the : portrait. : Here is a link to the small image on the : Portuguese Parliament site, scroll down and : click on the image to make it a bit bigger : : : http://www.parlamento.pt/Parlamento/Paginas/AMonarquiaConstitucional.aspx : : The tiara in the portrait seems in all : similar to the one Pss Brigitta wore, the : design of diamond triangular shaped high : motifs and an emerald in the front motif. : Not a very usual design. : Most likely (and again with no confirmed : sources) Infanta Antónia inherited the tiara : (and perhaps some other jewelry) at the : death of her mother the Queen of Portugal, : who died at the age of 34 while giving birth : to her 11th child. Infanta Antónia was a : young girl at that time. When she married : the Prince of Hohenzollern-Siegmaringen she : took her beloved mother's tiara with her to : her new country, and passed it to her : descend. : : : : --Previous Message-- : GD Josephine Charlotte mystery tiara which : had : been discussed many times was a floral : diamond tiara with what seems to be emerald : stones as she wore it along with her VCA : emerald necklace tiara. Here she chatted : with Princess Marina and Prince Harald : : : : : Now my guess is that it was a loan from a : jeweller to match with her necklace, : earrings and bracelet. : : : Looking closely at Pcess Birgitta of Sweden, : I recall that it was said at that time that : her tiara had also some emeralds . Perhaps : the tiara came from The Hohenzollern : Sigmaringen heirloom. Could someone give any : information about it ? The Bernadotte : emerald necklace now with Queen Silvia : adorned her neck. : Anyway her hairdo is gorgeous, she enhances : her tiara perfectly. And her dress is of the : same green color as that of Princess : Caroline Mathilde of Denmark who is just on : her left ! : : : : : : : : Radama
Countess de Montpezat , her 3 daughters and the French Minister’s wife loaned tiaras. The jeweler I suppose came to Copenhague with several tiaras in a top safe box and as the Grand Duchess took the opportunity to wear one of his tiaras. We never saw these tiaras again ?
--Previous Message-- : It could be this was eventually happened : : the same misadventure happened to Queen : Ingrid during the 100 th anniversary Greek : dinasty celebration. : : But let us recognize that GD Josephine : Charlotte didn't have a great emerald tiara : to wear in a such great event. The VCA : necklace as tiara is lovely but rather : simple for a royal wedding. : : Of course a tiara loaned is the most : surprising knowing the Luxembourg vault and : her personnal jewellery. : Just my guesses. : : --Previous Message-- : If it was a loan....I have a question about : the circumstances. : : Suppose she went with an tiara to Denmark : but suddenly the frame broke and couldn't be : fixed or wear it any more. : : 1. Why didn't she wore her necklace as : tiara? : 2. Wich royal/aristocrat person would have : those days an extra tiara? : : : : :
I've been puzzling with this tiara for a long time, but I am quite convinced it did in fact came from Queen Maria II of Portugal. It's a pity I could never found a bigger version of the Queen's portrait or any notes on it, but the tiara in it seems to be a match to the one Pss Brigitta wore.
As far as I know this was the only time it was worn by Pss Brigitta, and I have no pictures or portraits of other Hohenzollern princesses wearing it. Maybe it's because this tiara doesn't seem to be very "easy" to wear due to its rather unusual design, it asks for an upright airdo (like the Pss has) to make it work.
The origin of the tiara also puzzles me. It could have been made for Queen Dona Maria II or it could have been inherited from her mother, the unfortunate Empress Leopoldina of Brazil, born archduchess of Austria. I really cannot define its style, but I would say possibly early XIX...
I do wish that this tiara still remains with the Hohenzollerns. I find this piece really interesting because if it proves to be correct that indeed belonged to the portuguese queen, then it is one of the few portuguese jewels from that time that have survived to present day.
Queen Maria II two daughters married german princes. Infanta Maria Ana married the future king of Saxony (she died before becoming queen), Infanta Antónia married the Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern-Siegmaringen, and both of them took the jewels they inherited from their mother to their new countries, so part of the queen of Portugal jewelry passed to the descend of the Saxony and Hohenzollern families.
The faith of the jewelry that remained in Portugal was as tragic as the faith of the royal family... After the early death of Queen Maria's eldest son, king Dom Pedro V (he was in his 20's), his brother Dom Luis became the next King of Portugal. He married Maria Pia of Savoy, who became very popular for her charitable work but also known for spending fortunes in luxurious clothing. Queen Maria Pia had almost all of the jewelry from her late mother-in-law, and also from previous queens, completely dismantled and reset in new jewels to her personal taste. All the grander pieces contemporary of Queen Maria II (a big diamond leaf tiara, a stunning saphire set, a huge emerald corsage brooch from the XVIIIth century...) were gone forever. Most likely the only ones that survived were the jewels in possession of her daughters descend. The portuguese crown was far from being rich and in the late XIX early XXth century, the queen was heavily indebt... More than 100 items of jewelry, including tiaras, necklaces, brooches, were sold in auction. Only the jewels property of the crown remained and are still today property of the state. The country was in a turmoil and shortly after the king and the crownprince were assassinated...
--Previous Message-- : Great news Cristina ! Thank you so much for : sharing it, I'd never heard about this till : now, I always looked for Hohenzollern : Sigmaringen line in my researchs. : The tiara shown in the Portuguese : Parliament site looks very similar to : Birgitta's one and the emeralds adorning it : indicates that it is probably the same one. : Now I'm wondering why she never wore it : again, perhaps the tiara belongs to the : Fűrst von H-S her then brother-in-law ? : Anyway intersting ! : : --Previous Message-- : I have no confirmed notes for this but I am : quite convinced for a long time that : Princess Brigitta's tiara could have : portuguese royal origin, from her husband's : ancestor Infanta Antónia of Portugal. Her : mother, Queen Maria II of Portugal, was : portraited in a very similar tiara, the : portrait belongs to the collection of the : Necessidades Palace in Lisbon. The Queen : also wears other emerald jewels in the : portrait. : Here is a link to the small image on the : Portuguese Parliament site, scroll down and : click on the image to make it a bit bigger : : : : http://www.parlamento.pt/Parlamento/Paginas/AMonarquiaConstitucional.aspx : : The tiara in the portrait seems in all : similar to the one Pss Brigitta wore, the : design of diamond triangular shaped high : motifs and an emerald in the front motif. : Not a very usual design. : Most likely (and again with no confirmed : sources) Infanta Antónia inherited the tiara : (and perhaps some other jewelry) at the : death of her mother the Queen of Portugal, : who died at the age of 34 while giving birth : to her 11th child. Infanta Antónia was a : young girl at that time. When she married : the Prince of Hohenzollern-Siegmaringen she : took her beloved mother's tiara with her to : her new country, and passed it to her : descend. : : : : --Previous Message-- : GD Josephine Charlotte mystery tiara which : had : been discussed many times was a floral : diamond tiara with what seems to be emerald : stones as she wore it along with her VCA : emerald necklace tiara. Here she chatted : with Princess Marina and Prince Harald : : : : : Now my guess is that it was a loan from a : jeweller to match with her necklace, : earrings and bracelet. : : : Looking closely at Pcess Birgitta of Sweden, : I recall that it was said at that time that : her tiara had also some emeralds . Perhaps : the tiara came from The Hohenzollern : Sigmaringen heirloom. Could someone give any : information about it ? The Bernadotte : emerald necklace now with Queen Silvia : adorned her neck. : Anyway her hairdo is gorgeous, she enhances : her tiara perfectly. And her dress is of the : same green color as that of Princess : Caroline Mathilde of Denmark who is just on : her left ! : : : : : : : : : :
--Previous Message-- : : Thank you for your response. : : --Previous Message-- : from what I recall...that brooch is all : diamonds...but let me check other photos and : I will confirm : : : : :
I really am convinced that Queen Maria II of Portugal's tiara went to the Hohenzollerns via the marriage between her daughter Antónia and Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Siegmarigen, and it was the same tiara worn by Pss Brigitta at the danish wedding about 120 years after it was portraited on the queen. Fantastic! The shape and number, seven, of the spikes in the tiara on the Queen's portrait matches perfectly what is seen in the pictures. Just wonderful being able to confirm this, I sincerely hope that this glitering piece of history still remains in the family.
The portrait is in the Ajuda National Palace in Lisbon, and not at the Necessidades Palace as I posted previously.
--Previous Message-- : I've been puzzling with this tiara for a long : time, but I am quite convinced it did in : fact came from Queen Maria II of Portugal. : It's a pity I could never found a bigger : version of the Queen's portrait or any notes : on it, but the tiara in it seems to be a : match to the one Pss Brigitta wore. : : As far as I know this was the only time it : was worn by Pss Brigitta, and I have no : pictures or portraits of other Hohenzollern : princesses wearing it. Maybe it's because : this tiara doesn't seem to be very : "easy" to wear due to its rather : unusual design, it asks for an upright airdo : (like the Pss has) to make it work. : : The origin of the tiara also puzzles me. It : could have been made for Queen Dona Maria II : or it could have been inherited from her : mother, the unfortunate Empress Leopoldina : of Brazil, born archduchess of Austria. I : really cannot define its style, but I would : say possibly early XIX... : : I do wish that this tiara still remains with : the Hohenzollerns. I find this piece really : interesting because if it proves to be : correct that indeed belonged to the : portuguese queen, then it is one of the few : portuguese jewels from that time that have : survived to present day. : : Queen Maria II two daughters married german : princes. Infanta Maria Ana married the : future king of Saxony (she died before : becoming queen), Infanta Antónia married the : Hereditary Prince of : Hohenzollern-Siegmaringen, and both of them : took the jewels they inherited from their : mother to their new countries, so part of : the queen of Portugal jewelry passed to the : descend of the Saxony and Hohenzollern : families. : : The faith of the jewelry that remained in : Portugal was as tragic as the faith of the : royal family... After the early death of : Queen Maria's eldest son, king Dom Pedro V : (he was in his 20's), his brother Dom Luis : became the next King of Portugal. He married : Maria Pia of Savoy, who became very popular : for her charitable work but also known for : spending fortunes in luxurious clothing. : Queen Maria Pia had almost all of the : jewelry from her late mother-in-law, and : also from previous queens, completely : dismantled and reset in new jewels to her : personal taste. All the grander pieces : contemporary of Queen Maria II (a big : diamond leaf tiara, a stunning saphire set, : a huge emerald corsage brooch from the : XVIIIth century...) were gone forever. Most : likely the only ones that survived were the : jewels in possession of her daughters : descend. : The portuguese crown was far from being rich : and in the late XIX early XXth century, the : queen was heavily indebt... More than 100 : items of jewelry, including tiaras, : necklaces, brooches, were sold in auction. : Only the jewels property of the crown : remained and are still today property of the : state. The country was in a turmoil and : shortly after the king and the crownprince : were assassinated... : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Great news Cristina ! Thank you so much for : sharing it, I'd never heard about this till : now, I always looked for Hohenzollern : Sigmaringen line in my researchs. : The tiara shown in the Portuguese : Parliament site looks very similar to : Birgitta's one and the emeralds adorning it : indicates that it is probably the same one. : Now I'm wondering why she never wore it : again, perhaps the tiara belongs to the : Fűrst von H-S her then brother-in-law ? : Anyway intersting ! : : --Previous Message-- : I have no confirmed notes for this but I am : quite convinced for a long time that : Princess Brigitta's tiara could have : portuguese royal origin, from her husband's : ancestor Infanta Antónia of Portugal. Her : mother, Queen Maria II of Portugal, was : portraited in a very similar tiara, the : portrait belongs to the collection of the : Necessidades Palace in Lisbon. The Queen : also wears other emerald jewels in the : portrait. : Here is a link to the small image on the : Portuguese Parliament site, scroll down and : click on the image to make it a bit bigger : : : : : http://www.parlamento.pt/Parlamento/Paginas/AMonarquiaConstitucional.aspx : : The tiara in the portrait seems in all : similar to the one Pss Brigitta wore, the : design of diamond triangular shaped high : motifs and an emerald in the front motif. : Not a very usual design. : Most likely (and again with no confirmed : sources) Infanta Antónia inherited the tiara : (and perhaps some other jewelry) at the : death of her mother the Queen of Portugal, : who died at the age of 34 while giving birth : to her 11th child. Infanta Antónia was a : young girl at that time. When she married : the Prince of Hohenzollern-Siegmaringen she : took her beloved mother's tiara with her to : her new country, and passed it to her : descend. : : : : --Previous Message-- : GD Josephine Charlotte mystery tiara which : had : been discussed many times was a floral : diamond tiara with what seems to be emerald : stones as she wore it along with her VCA : emerald necklace tiara. Here she chatted : with Princess Marina and Prince Harald : : : : : Now my guess is that it was a loan from a : jeweller to match with her necklace, : earrings and bracelet. : : : Looking closely at Pcess Birgitta of Sweden, : I recall that it was said at that time that : her tiara had also some emeralds . Perhaps : the tiara came from The Hohenzollern : Sigmaringen heirloom. Could someone give any : information about it ? The Bernadotte : emerald necklace now with Queen Silvia : adorned her neck. : Anyway her hairdo is gorgeous, she enhances : her tiara perfectly. And her dress is of the : same green color as that of Princess : Caroline Mathilde of Denmark who is just on : her left ! : : : : : : : : : : : :
Many thanks Cristina, it is a marvellous story , so this tiara might be made of Brazilian emeralds, isn't it ?
--Previous Message-- : Just found a bigger picture I would like to : share : : : http://www.pbase.com/diasdosreis/image/140394105/original : : I really am convinced that Queen Maria II of : Portugal's tiara went to the Hohenzollerns : via the marriage between her daughter : Ant�nia and Prince Leopold of : Hohenzollern-Siegmarigen, and it was the : same tiara worn by Pss Brigitta at the : danish wedding about 120 years after it was : portraited on the queen. Fantastic! : The shape and number, seven, of the spikes : in the tiara on the Queen's portrait matches : perfectly what is seen in the pictures. : Just wonderful being able to confirm this, I : sincerely hope that this glitering piece of : history still remains in the family. : : The portrait is in the Ajuda National Palace : in Lisbon, and not at the Necessidades : Palace as I posted previously. : : : : Radama
It's fantastic to think a tiara once worn by Queen Maria II of Portugal was used decades and decades later by Princess Birgitta of Sweden.
--Previous Message-- : Just found a bigger picture I would like to : share : : : http://www.pbase.com/diasdosreis/image/140394105/original : : I really am convinced that Queen Maria II of : Portugal's tiara went to the Hohenzollerns : via the marriage between her daughter : Antónia and Prince Leopold of : Hohenzollern-Siegmarigen, and it was the : same tiara worn by Pss Brigitta at the : danish wedding about 120 years after it was : portraited on the queen. Fantastic! : The shape and number, seven, of the spikes : in the tiara on the Queen's portrait matches : perfectly what is seen in the pictures. : Just wonderful being able to confirm this, I : sincerely hope that this glitering piece of : history still remains in the family. : : The portrait is in the Ajuda National Palace : in Lisbon, and not at the Necessidades : Palace as I posted previously. : : : : : --Previous Message-- : I've been puzzling with this tiara for a : long : time, but I am quite convinced it did in : fact came from Queen Maria II of Portugal. : It's a pity I could never found a bigger : version of the Queen's portrait or any notes : on it, but the tiara in it seems to be a : match to the one Pss Brigitta wore. : : As far as I know this was the only time it : was worn by Pss Brigitta, and I have no : pictures or portraits of other Hohenzollern : princesses wearing it. Maybe it's because : this tiara doesn't seem to be very : "easy" to wear due to its rather : unusual design, it asks for an upright airdo : (like the Pss has) to make it work. : : The origin of the tiara also puzzles me. It : could have been made for Queen Dona Maria II : or it could have been inherited from her : mother, the unfortunate Empress Leopoldina : of Brazil, born archduchess of Austria. I : really cannot define its style, but I would : say possibly early XIX... : : I do wish that this tiara still remains with : the Hohenzollerns. I find this piece really : interesting because if it proves to be : correct that indeed belonged to the : portuguese queen, then it is one of the few : portuguese jewels from that time that have : survived to present day. : : Queen Maria II two daughters married german : princes. Infanta Maria Ana married the : future king of Saxony (she died before : becoming queen), Infanta Antónia married the : Hereditary Prince of : Hohenzollern-Siegmaringen, and both of them : took the jewels they inherited from their : mother to their new countries, so part of : the queen of Portugal jewelry passed to the : descend of the Saxony and Hohenzollern : families. : : The faith of the jewelry that remained in : Portugal was as tragic as the faith of the : royal family... After the early death of : Queen Maria's eldest son, king Dom Pedro V : (he was in his 20's), his brother Dom Luis : became the next King of Portugal. He married : Maria Pia of Savoy, who became very popular : for her charitable work but also known for : spending fortunes in luxurious clothing. : Queen Maria Pia had almost all of the : jewelry from her late mother-in-law, and : also from previous queens, completely : dismantled and reset in new jewels to her : personal taste. All the grander pieces : contemporary of Queen Maria II (a big : diamond leaf tiara, a stunning saphire set, : a huge emerald corsage brooch from the : XVIIIth century...) were gone forever. Most : likely the only ones that survived were the : jewels in possession of her daughters : descend. : The portuguese crown was far from being rich : and in the late XIX early XXth century, the : queen was heavily indebt... More than 100 : items of jewelry, including tiaras, : necklaces, brooches, were sold in auction. : Only the jewels property of the crown : remained and are still today property of the : state. The country was in a turmoil and : shortly after the king and the crownprince : were assassinated... : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Great news Cristina ! Thank you so much for : sharing it, I'd never heard about this till : now, I always looked for Hohenzollern : Sigmaringen line in my researchs. : The tiara shown in the Portuguese : Parliament site looks very similar to : Birgitta's one and the emeralds adorning it : indicates that it is probably the same one. : Now I'm wondering why she never wore it : again, perhaps the tiara belongs to the : Fűrst von H-S her then brother-in-law ? : Anyway intersting ! : : --Previous Message-- : I have no confirmed notes for this but I am : quite convinced for a long time that : Princess Brigitta's tiara could have : portuguese royal origin, from her husband's : ancestor Infanta Antónia of Portugal. Her : mother, Queen Maria II of Portugal, was : portraited in a very similar tiara, the : portrait belongs to the collection of the : Necessidades Palace in Lisbon. The Queen : also wears other emerald jewels in the : portrait. : Here is a link to the small image on the : Portuguese Parliament site, scroll down and : click on the image to make it a bit bigger : : : : : : http://www.parlamento.pt/Parlamento/Paginas/AMonarquiaConstitucional.aspx : : The tiara in the portrait seems in all : similar to the one Pss Brigitta wore, the : design of diamond triangular shaped high : motifs and an emerald in the front motif. : Not a very usual design. : Most likely (and again with no confirmed : sources) Infanta Antónia inherited the tiara : (and perhaps some other jewelry) at the : death of her mother the Queen of Portugal, : who died at the age of 34 while giving birth : to her 11th child. Infanta Antónia was a : young girl at that time. When she married : the Prince of Hohenzollern-Siegmaringen she : took her beloved mother's tiara with her to : her new country, and passed it to her : descend. : : : : --Previous Message-- : GD Josephine Charlotte mystery tiara which : had : been discussed many times was a floral : diamond tiara with what seems to be emerald : stones as she wore it along with her VCA : emerald necklace tiara. Here she chatted : with Princess Marina and Prince Harald : : : : : Now my guess is that it was a loan from a : jeweller to match with her necklace, : earrings and bracelet. : : : Looking closely at Pcess Birgitta of Sweden, : I recall that it was said at that time that : her tiara had also some emeralds . Perhaps : the tiara came from The Hohenzollern : Sigmaringen heirloom. Could someone give any : information about it ? The Bernadotte : emerald necklace now with Queen Silvia : adorned her neck. : Anyway her hairdo is gorgeous, she enhances : her tiara perfectly. And her dress is of the : same green color as that of Princess : Caroline Mathilde of Denmark who is just on : her left ! : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Pedro
, Pcess Helena's earrings are surely of rubies, could we find the same stones in the brooch ? 
