Thurn und Taxis Peacock Turquoise Diamond Tiara Diadem| Princess Marie Immaculata of Liechtenstein| Wedding Tiara |Royal Jewel History
Princess Marie Immaculata of Liechtenstein Wears the Historic Thurn und Taxis Peacock Tiara at Her Wedding in Vienna
A remarkable reappearance of the turquoise and diamond jewel created by Kreuter, Hanau, in 1926
On 31 October 2026, Princess Marie Immaculata of Liechtenstein married Zurab Dzidziguri in an Orthodox wedding ceremony at St Peter’s Church (Peterskirche) in Vienna.
The bride wore an elegant white wedding gown with delicate lace sleeves, a long veil and a cascading bouquet of white orchids. Her bridegroom appeared in traditional Georgian dress, wearing an ivory chokha with ornamental cartridge holders and a ceremonial dagger.
The most fascinating detail for jewellery historians, however, was the bride’s tiara: the extraordinary Turquoise and Diamond Peacock Tiara, associated with Princess Eulalia of Thurn und Taxis and documented in my earlier Royal Magazin research.
The bride and her royal family connections
Princess Marie Immaculata, born in 1991 is the daughter of Prince Gundakar of Liechtenstein and Princess Marie d’Orléans.
Her mother is a daughter of Prince Henri d’Orléans, Count of Paris (1933–2019), and Duchess Marie-Thérèse of Württemberg, making the bride a niece of Prince Jean d’Orléans, the present Count of Paris.
Through her father, Princess Marie Immaculata belongs to the Princely House of Liechtenstein. Princess Clothilde of Thurn und Taxis (1922–2009) was the mother of Prince Gundakar of Liechtenstein and a niece of Princess Eulalia of Thurn und Taxis. Princess Eulalia was therefore the great-great-aunt of the bride, Princess Marie Immaculata of Liechtenstein
The bride is one of five children of Prince Gundakar and Princess Marie: Princess Leopoldine, Prince Johann-Wenzel, Princess Marie Immaculata, Princess Marguerite and Prince Gabriel.
Her husband, Zurab Dzidziguri, is the brother of Princess Kristine de Bagration-Mukhrani, wife of Prince Juan de Bagration-Mukhrani of the Georgian royal family.
The couple's wedding brought together the princely traditions of Liechtenstein and the royal heritage of Georgia.
The Peacock Tiara – an extraordinary creation of 1926
The spectacular peacock bandeau was created in 1926 by the jewellery firm Friedrich Kreuter & Co. of Hanau, from an original design by Heinrich Wagner.
Its striking Art Deco composition represents a peacock with outspread wings. Large oval turquoise cabochons form the characteristic eyes of the peacock's plumage, while hundreds of diamonds and diamond roses create the shimmering feathers.
The original workshop documentation, preserved under archive number 66149, records remarkable details of its manufacture:
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Eight large oval turquoises weighing a combined 31.8 grams
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1,098 brilliant-cut diamonds weighing 71.89 carats
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Additional groups of rose-cut diamonds
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100 grams of platinum and 70 grams of gold
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A recorded cost of 8,786 German marks
The jewel was associated with Princess Eulalia of Thurn und Taxis, known as Illa, who married Prince Philipp Ernst of Thurn und Taxis in September 1929.
The peacock bandeau belonged to an impressive turquoise and diamond parure, which also included a versatile turquoise necklace and matching pendant earrings.
The necklace itself was documented by Kreuter as early as 3 December 1898, under production number 16339. It featured 37 oval turquoise cabochons surrounded by diamonds and could be arranged in several different forms, including a long sautoir.
A jewel rediscovered through a royal wedding
For decades, the Peacock Tiara was known primarily through historical photographs and surviving jewellery designs. Its subsequent whereabouts had remained uncertain.
Its apparent reappearance at Princess Marie Immaculata's wedding in Vienna therefore provides an exciting new chapter in the history of this exceptional jewel.
The wedding photographs offer an opportunity to compare the bridal head ornament with the original Kreuter design and the historic images of Princess Eulalia.
Historical jewellery research: Ursula Butschal – Royal Magazin
The Peacock Turquoise and Diamond Tiara – original Royal Magazin research
The Turquoise and Diamond Necklace of the Thurn und Taxis Parure
Source: Collection Princely House of Liechtenstein;Palais Liechtenstein,Wien;Archive Ursula Butschal;
