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The Devonshire Parure The Duke of Devonshire had seven jewels commissioned for his niece to wear it on the Tsars Coronation in Russia. It consisted a bandeau, bracelet, coronet, diadem, necklace, stomacher, and comb. The pieces used ancient cameos, intaglios, and stones from the 2nd Duke of Devonshire’s extensive carved gem collection. There are 88 gems in total in what is officially known as the Devonshire Parure, including carnelian, amethyst, garnets, emeralds, sapphires, and diamonds.
Made in 1811 by Nitot (later known Chaumet) this cameo, pearl and diamond parure was owned by the Empress Josephine, the first wife of Napoleon, then her daughter Hortense of Beauharnais, spouse of Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland.
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 tiara’s resurgence at Prince Nicholas’ 2025 wedding to his 2nd wife Chrysi Vardinogiannis underscores its timeless role in Greek royal ceremonies.
Queen Therese of Bavaria’s Ears of wheat Diamond Tiara
Therese Queen of Bavaria`s Ears of Wheat Diamond Tiara | Oat ears Wreath from
Napoleon’s Crown Jeweller Nitot et Fils| Germany Royal Jewel History
what was happened with that wreath tiara?
We have a match to the new sketches from Stefan Sterns Grafische Sammlung H.Nalbandian Eaubonne
update from 2015
The Duchess of Gloucester wore the Cartier Indian Tiara when she attended the State Banquet in June 2024.
On her two row diamond rivieres she had pinned the wedding gift of the Duchess of Bedford, a large Baroque pearl brooch/pendant with diamond frame, to Queen Mary.
Three of her large daisy diamond brooches are put in front of her gown.
Who was the Lady who got the Faberge Tiara as wedding gift? She was the mother of two Dukes of Westminster…..