Prussian Diamond Jewelry of the Greek Royal Family
Diamond brooches, diamond jewelry elements and Devant de Corsage | from the Dowry of the Princess Louise of Prussia
The tiara was originally a diamond stomacher / devante de corsage – with 27 pearls and six pendants with a poire pearl each.
Queen Ingrid of Denmark changed this 4-piece set into a historic Pearls and Diamond Tiara with a pendant >>
A jewelry with many possibilities – in change – the different versions as a large picture >>
The tiara’s provenance traces directly to Princess Louise of Prussia (1838–1923), the intellectual and philanthropic Grand Duchess of Baden, and her husband, Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden.
Their daughter, Victoria of Baden (1862–1930), became Queen of Sweden upon marrying King Gustaf V in 1881.
Victoria’s son, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, later married Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882–1920). Margaret, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of Britain, became Crown Princess of Sweden and mother of Ingrid of Sweden (later Queen Ingrid of Denmark). Thus, Victoria of Baden was not only Queen Ingrid’s grandmother but also the original link between the Prussian diamonds and the Swedish-Danish-Greek royal axis.
This lineage explains how the jewels passed from the dowry of Princess Louise of Prussia – Baden → her daughter Queen Victoria of Sweden → to Queen Ingrid (via her father, Gustaf VI Adolf) → and ultimately to Queen Anne-Marie of Greece.
The Prussian Diamonds Tiara
- Princess Victoria of Baden, daughter of Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden and Princess Louise of Prussia, married Sweden’s King Gustaf V in 1881, uniting Prussian and Swedish royalty. Queen Victoria of Sweden inherited from her mother, in 1923. In her will , the swedish Queen Victoria left this jewel to King Gustaf V and Queen Victoria’s Foundation. but in 1935 King Gustaf presented it – in the shape of a stomacher, a small brooch and a pair of earrings – to their granddaughter Ingrid when she married the future King Frederik IX of Denmark.
At the time, the press reported that the ornaments was first commissioned by King Friedrich the Great of Prussia and had been worn by six queens – who must have been the Prussian queen Elisabeth Queen Christine, Princess Victoria of Baden, daughter of Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden and Princess Louise of Prussia, married Sweden’s King Gustaf V in 1881, uniting Prussian and Swedish royalty. Queen Victoria of Sweden inherited from her mother, in 1923. In her will , the swedish Queen Victoria left this jewel to King Gustaf V and Queen Victoria’s Foundation. but in 1935 King Gustaf presented it – in the shape of a stomacher, a small brooch and a pair of earrings – to their granddaughter Ingrid when she married the future King Frederik IX of Denmark.
At the time, the press reported that the ornaments was first commissioned by King Friedrich the Great of Prussia and had been worn by six queens – who must have been the Prussian Queen Elisabeth Queen Christine, Queen Friederike Luise,Queen Luise, Queen Elisabeth and (Empress) Augusta and Queen Victoria of Sweden.
In 1964, Queen Ingrid of Denmark (1910–2000) transformedit into the Pearls and Diamond Tiara with Detachable Pendant. This transformative act bridged four royal dynasties:Prussia, Baden, Sweden/Denmark, and Greece.. - Friederike Luise, Luise, Elisabeth and (Empress) Augusta and Queen Victoria of Sweden.
In 1964, Queen Ingrid of Denmark (1910–2000) transformedit into the Pearls and Diamond Tiara with Detachable Pendant. This transformative act bridged four royal dynasties:Prussia, Baden, Sweden/Denmark, and Greece.. - Her son, Gustaf VI Adolf, wed Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882–1920), a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Their daughter Ingrid (later Queen of Denmark) inherited the Baden jewels.
- Victoria’s ownership of the parure directly ties the tiara’s diamonds to the House of Baden, illuminating its journey from Karlsruhe (Baden’s capital) to Stockholm, Copenhagen, and ultimately Athens.
- 1964: Queen Anne-Marie got the tiara on her 18th birthday, just before her wedding to King Constantine II of Greece, from her mother the
- ueen Ingrid of Denmark.
- 1995: Crown Princess Marie-Chantal (née Miller) dons the tiara for her marriage to Crown Prince Pavlos.
- 2025: At Prince Nicholas of Greece’s wedding to Chrysi Vardinogiannis, Queen Anne-Marie accessorized with the tiara’s repurposed earrings and brooch,
- while her daughter -in-law Princess Tatjana wore it also as bridal jewel in the year 2010.
- Princesses Alexandra and Theodora of Greece continue to reinterpret it for modern audiences, ensuring its status as a symbol of continuity between Baden’s history and Europe’s evolving monarchy.
- Delicate diamond scrolls with pearl accents, topped by the detachable pear-shaped pendant.
The tiara’s resurgence at Prince Nicholas’ 2025 wedding to his 2nd wife Chrysi Vardinogiannis underscores its timeless role in Greek royal ceremonies.
