Maria Antonia Duchess of Parma, Infanta of Portugal| Royal Jewel History

Maria Antonia Duchess of Parma, Infanta of Portugal. On 15 October 1884 at Schloss Fischorn, Maria Antonia married Robert I, Duke of Parma as his second wife. She was the mother of Empress Zita.⁣
She is pictured with one of my favorite diamond tiaras.⁣
Princess Irene of the Netherlands, did also wear the beautiful diamond Bourbon-Parma-Tiara, of the family of her husband. Some diamonds of the tiara are from the Duchess of Angoulême, daughter of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, she left France in 1830 to Austria. It is said that the tiara was made in Vienna – probably by the court jeweler Köchert, like an older tiara once owned by the Duchess built in style of the XIX siecle by the jeweller of the French crown. The centerpiece is changeable.⁣

This tiara belonged to the Bourbon-Parma family and had been deposed to a lawyer in Paris. Unfortunately it seems to have been lost actually since 1996. The Parma Tiara was trusted, at that time, to an attorney office in the late 90s by Princess Marie-Cécilie of Bourbon-Parma, while succession procedures took place. Mysteriously the tiara „got lost“ and the attorney office had to pay € 3.022.500 to the Bourbon-Parma family.⁣

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Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Duchess of Parma

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La princesse Luis d’Orléans-Bragance née Maria Pia de Bourbon Siciles 1878-1973


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An imperial wedding celebration took place on November 3 and 4 at Cannes in 1903.

The newlywed, Prince Dom Luiz of Orleans and Braganza, the second son of Prince Gaston Count of Eu and Crown Princess Dona Ysabel of Brazil, is a grandson of Pedro II. Emperor of Brazil⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Princess Maria de Grazia known as Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Sicily, is the granddaughter of two Austrian archduchesses; for the mother of the Count of Caserta, Teresa Queen of both Sicily, was a daughter of the glorious Archduke Charles and sister of Archduke Albrecht, the mother of the Countess of Caserta, Maria Jsabella Countess of Trapani, the eldest sister of Archduke Ferdinand IV Grand Duke of Tuscany.⁣⁣⁣⁣

The celebrations began on the 3rd of November with the civil wedding by the Maire of Cannes, the Duke of Chartres and Prince Dom Pedro of Orleans and Braganza were present for the groom and their brothers, the Duke of Calabria and Infante Don Carlos of Spain for the bride.

The bride was gifted with a diamond tiara from Archduke and Archduchess Rainer, ( the generous childless pair Archduke Rainer of Austria 1827-1913 wife Archduchess Marie of Austria the couple was probably the most popular amongst the Habsburg family )with swags of diamond, on top with bow and ribbons – a cluster was set above on each garland. Other precious presents see in the link.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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In the afternoon, a tea was served at the Grand Hotel by the Count and Countess of Eu: the Duke of Chartres, the Princes Dom Pedro and Dom Antonio of Orleans and Braganza, the Count and Countess of Caserta the Duke of Calabria Jnfant Don Carlos of Spain Princess Louise of France, Prince and Princess Johann Georg of Saxony, Grand Duchess Mother Anastasia Michailowna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and so on….

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Maria Andrassy- Choloniewska, wife of Count Emanuel Andrassy in the 30s, wearing the imperial emerald and diamond tiara….the story behind royal jewels…

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Gräfin Marie Andrassy Countess Marie Andrassy Emerald Tiara Austria Hungary Empire| French Crown Jewels |Diadème Impératrice des Français| Empress

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Grossherzogin Charlotte von Luxemburg |Hochzeitsgeschenke| Großherzogliche Juwelen und Schmuck

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Zita Empress of Austria | Gift to the Archduchess Diamond Necklace from the Emperor

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The history of the imperial jewels

Zita Empress of Austria | Gift to the Archduchess Diamond Necklace from the Emperor Christening Otto von Habsburg christening present

Zita Kaiserin von Österreich| Imperiale Juwelen -Taufgeschenk des Kaisers Franz Joseph anlässlich der Taufe von Erzherzog Otto von Habsburg

Zita Empress of Austria |Princess of Bourbon-Parma| Royal Imperial Wedding Jewels Habsburg| Diamond Köchert Tiara Diadem from the Emperor

Zita Empress of Austria |Princess of Bourbon-Parma| Royal Imperial Wedding Jewels Habsburg| Diamond Köchert Tiara Diadem from the Emperor

Kaiserin Zita von Österreich Prinzessin Bourbon-Parma |Diamant Diadem Tiara| Königliche Geschenke und Kaiserliche Juwelen und Schmuck zur Hochzeit

Zita Empress of Austria |Princess of Bourbon-Parma| Royal Imperial Wedding Jewels Habsburg| Diamond Köchert Tiara Diadem from the Emperor

Zita Empress of Austria |Princess of Bourbon-Parma| Habsburg Royal Imperial Wedding Jewels and Guests in 1911

Kaiserin Zita von Österreich Prinzessin Bourbon-Parma | Die Hochzeitsgesellschaft und Kaiserliche Juwelen und Schmuck zur Hochzeit