Top 5 Cursed But Prescious Diamonds

Top 5 Cursed But Prescious Diamonds

5. King diamond

  This diamond was discovered in India around 1450 and became a powerful symbol of Indian royalty, warfare and history from the 16th and 17th centuries. This diamond weighs 88.7 carats and is known for its crystal clarity. The yellow diamond has been captured, lost, and returned by three different kings in ancient times, and it holds the inscriptions they left there over time. One king, Jehan, chose his image to be engraved on the diamond: "ruler of the world." However, he too would lose the diamond as it was once again captured by another king. In 1829, after the murder of a Russian member of the diplomatic corps, the ruling shah offered the Kremlin a diamond to appease them and avoid violent punishment by the Soviet Union against him. Thus, ownership of the Shah diamond was lost to India forever.

  4. Darya-ye Nur diamond

  This diamond has other romantic names: it is also called River or Light or Ocean of Light. This pale rose colored diamond weighs 182 carats and is an important addition to the Crown Jewels of Iran. This diamond was found in India and was owned by the Mughal emperors there. As it was passed down from generation to generation, it was finally adopted as an armband decoration by the ruling Nasir-Al-Din Shah Qajar. Various members of Indian royalty would take this stone to decorate their headdresses or dresses over the years: when not in use, it was carefully hidden in the palace of Gulistan.

  3. The Eureka diamond

  This diamond was the first diamond discovered in South Africa, one of the world's most prolific diamond sources. The diamond was found by a young man while working as a shepherd on the banks of the Orange River in Hopetown. This diamond weighed 231 carats before plating. The Eureka diamond eventually traveled to England to be inspected by Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle. This famous diamond, like many on our list, was destined to change hands many times before being bought by diamond conglomerate De Beers in 1967; it is now on permanent display at the Kimberley Museum in South Africa, where it remains a symbol of one of South Africa's most lucrative national resources.

  2. Dresden Greenery

  This unusual and rare pear-shaped stone weighs 40.7 carats and is named after the capital of Saxony: its unique, dark green color distinguishes it. The Dresden Greenery came from India and was sold to Frederick Augustus II, son of Frederick Augustus I, ruler of Saxony. Frederick's father, known as Augustus the Strong, commissioned the construction of many fine buildings in Dresden and filled them with everything. the glorious art treasures he collected from all over the world. Although it was admired years before Frederick Augustus I bought it, it was actually Frederick Augustus II who first owned it. Dresden continued to pass through royal property and marveled at its flawless, emerald-green color. Currently housed in the Albertinium Museum in Dresden: at the request of the famous jeweler Harry Winston, who once thought that the Dresden was the only other stone in the world that could hold a candle, it was displayed together with the Hope Diamond in the Smithsonian Museum. To the Diamond of Hope.

1. Diamond of hope

  No diamond is more infamous and more famous than the famous Hope Diamond, shrouded in legend and history. Some believed that this huge, dark blue diamond from India was cursed and would bring misfortune and even death to its owner.

  The first famous owner of the Hope Diamond was King Louis XIV of France. He bought the diamond from a French gem merchant named Jean Baptiste Tavernier, and its original size was a staggering 112 3/16 carats. Louis chose to cut the 67 1/8 carat stone for use in the French crown jewels.

  Its second owner was the next king of France, Louis XV, who returned the diamond to another piece of royal jewelry, the Emblem of the Golden Fleece. During the French Revolution, the diamond was stolen during a robbery and was not seen again for 20 years. It stayed in the family until it was sold again, and years later the Hope Diamond bounced back and forth between collectors.

  Evelyn Walsh Mclean bought the diamond in 1912: it was again reduced and recut, this time to 45.52 carats to suit Walsh's taste. He enjoyed the tales of the curse of the Hope Diamond, even if he thought they were unfounded, because it made him happy to own such an infamous gem. It is rumored that he kept the stone between the cushions of the sofa to hide it.

  After his death, the famous jeweler Harry Winston bought the Hope Diamond and donated it to the Smithsonian Museum, and it now belongs to the American people from Indian soil more than a billion years ago.