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• ZBais has uncovered the 10 most infamous diamonds and gems.
Notorious diamonds may simply be a case of sheer superstition – or
there could actually be some truth to it.
• These so-called ‘bad luck’ or ‘cursed’ diamonds all have a reputation that
precede them, likely much to the chagrin of their owners or would-be
owners. It is believed that somehow or other, pure bad luck and/or tragedy –
even resulting in death – sooner or later befalls the owners of such diamonds.
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3. • Diamonds of this designation have such a difficult time casting off their
negative image that even the most minor demonstrations of unlucky
fate are inevitably and predictably attributed to the ‘cursed’ diamonds.
• Whether or not these diamonds are justly given such an undesirable
reputation, the lore that follows them has already been authored and the
damage, for better or worse, has been done.
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10 The Taylor Burton Diamond
• Welsh actor Richard Burton and legendary actress Liz Taylor has
been associated with each other a lot of times.
• Burton pampered Taylor with a lot of jewels and diamonds but the
most famous one that he gave her was the Taylor-Burton diamond
which was of pear shape and was of 69 karats.
• During that time, it cost over a million US dollars and Taylor even
wore it to the Princes Consort of Monaco’s birthday.
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9 The Sancy Diamond:
• The Sancy diamond came into prominence when King Henry III
wore it on his cap that covered his receding hairline.
• This 55.23 carat Diamond has a yellowish color. King Henry IV asked
to borrow it, but it never made it to him.
• The person carrying it had swallowed it and this fact was discovered
after an autopsy. The jewel today lies in the Apollo Gallery at the
Louvre Museum.
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8 The Regent Diamond
• The 140.64 carat diamond was carefully fitted into Napoleon
Bonaparte’s sword. The diamond itself has a bluish look to it.
• It made its way to France through India by a slave. Napoleon’s
second wife took it back to her home country of Austria.
• Her father later gave it as a tribute to the French and the diamond is
now displayed at the Louvre Museum.
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7 The Hortensia Diamond
• The Hortensia Diamond was named after Napoleon’s
granddaughter through his step child. It is 20 carats in size.
• It was stolen along with many other jewels in 1792 and later
recovered. It was again stolen in 1830 and again covered. Today it is
also at the Louvre Museum.
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6 The Star Of Africa Diamond
• This diamond is of a mammoth size of 530.20 carats. It is a cut out
of Cullinan, which was about 3000 carats.
• It is today part of the Royal Scepter of British Crown Jewels, which is
guarded at the Tower of London.
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5 The Shah Diamond
• From its discovery, it has become symbolic with Indian history and
its aristocracy. It is crystal clear and is of 88.7 carats. It has
inscriptions of Arabic text on it.
• The diamond itself lost Indian possession when it was given to the
Kremlin in making sure that they wouldn’t vow revenge for the
murder of a Russian diplomat.
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4 Darya-ye Noor Diamond
• The 182 carat diamond was discovered in India, and it was passed
down from one Mughal emperor to another.
• Naseer-Al Din Shah Qajar used it in his armband, and other royals
started using it in their clothes. It was kept in the Golestan Palace for
safety.
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3 The Eureka Diamond
• Discovered in South Africa this huge 231 carat diamond was
discovered by a shepherd boy near Orange River. It was later
bought to England at Windsor Castle.
• It changed hands multiple times before being bought by the De
Beers Conglomerate. It is today is Kimberly Museum in South
Africa.
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2 The Dresden Green
• The Greenish 40.7 carat diamond is named after the German city
of Dresden. The King of Saxony’s son bought it from India.
• Many jewels were specifically bought to make Dresden more
beautiful. It is today displayed in the Albertinium Museum in
Dresden.
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1 The Hope Diamond
• This deep blue diamond is speculated to have very bad luck for its
owner. The Sun King Louis XIV bought it from a trader. It was cut
into half by Louis XIV to fit into his crown jewels.
• It was later passed down to Louis XV, who placed it in another of
the royal jewels. It was stolen during the French Revolution. It
later made it into the hands of the wealthy Philip Henry Hope, from
whom it got its name from.
• Later the heiress Evelyn Walsh McLean purchased it and further cut
it into 45.52 carats. Harry Winston the jeweler later bought it after
McLean passed away and donated it to the Smithsonian Museum.
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