The legendary experience of the Regent Diamond began in the Korur Mine in the Gonter region of Andhra Pradesh in India in 1698. In the mine, the slave cut his thigh, forming a relatively large wound, and hid the diamond in it, tricking the slave owner and fled.

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① Discoverer: What should I do if I discover a famous diamond? I can only take a chance and try the legendary experience of the Regent Diamond. It began in 1698 in Korur Mine in the Gentr region of Andhra Pradesh, India. An Indian slave working in a diamond mine found a huge one. Diamond, the raw stone weighs 410 carats. In order to take the diamond out of the mine, the slave cut his thigh, forming a relatively large wound, and hid the diamond in it, tricking the slave owner and fled.

The Regent diamond was cut and ground, picture from Worthy.

However, if you want this diamond to bring benefits to yourself, this is only the first step. The slave told a British captain his secret and asked the captain to take him to a free transition, and in return he would sell the diamonds to the captain for half the price. The captain agreed to his request on the surface, but greed was the devil. Just as the ship was halfway through, the captain stole the diamonds and threw the slaves into the sea.

Regent Diamond, picture from Brain Berries.

Later the captain sold the diamond to an Indian diamond dealer named Jem Cunde for £1,000. In 1701, Thomas Pitt bought the diamond for £20,400 and named it "The Pitt Diamond" and the Governor was also because of this giant Diamond Pitt.

"Diamond Pete" Thomas Pete, picture from Royal Berkshire History.

702, Thomas Pete hid the diamond in the heel of his eldest son Robert, and was transported back to London with the merchant ship "Bedford". It was cut and ground in London by jeweler Joseph Kupa. The weight of the diamond was also made by The 410 carats were reduced to 400.5 carats, and it cost 5,000 pounds, which was a huge sum of money at the time. Two years later, the Pitt diamond was cut and processed into several diamonds, the largest of which weighed 140.64 carats and was processed into an old-fashioned pillow-shaped cut. From the front, it looked like a shield, which was very majestic. , This is the form of the Regent diamond we see today. And some of the other small diamonds were said to have been sold to Russian Emperor Peter the Great.

Diagram of the Regent Diamonds, picture from The World of Famous Diamonds.

Peter the Great, picture from Wikipedia.

Although he has such a precious diamond, "Diamond Pete" is not easy at all. On the one hand, he is worried that the diamond will be stolen, so he often carries it with him, and often changes his residence or disguises himself. On the other hand, as a businessman, he also wanted to take advantage of this "hot potato" quickly, but the price of diamonds was too high and few people were interested in it. In this way, he was also exhausted by the diamonds.

Regent Diamond, picture from Pinterst.

② French Royal Family: I am a rich man and I want to buy famous diamonds! doom? Don't believe this evil!

This Pete diamond, which was so expensive that it was deterred by many European royal families, finally welcomed its new owner in 1717. After the death of King Louis XIV of France, his 5-year-old great-grandson ascended the throne, known in history as Louis XV , and was regent by Duke of Orleans, Ishaq Abendina, known in history as Philip II . In order to show his power, the wealthy Regent spent 135,000 pounds to buy the Pitt diamond and renamed it "Regent Diamond". From then on, this famous diamond began its strange relationship with the French royal family. and became one of the most important royal jewelry in France.

Regent Philip II, picture from Pinterest.

After Louis XV's death, he passed the throne to his grandson, known in history as Louis XVI . In 1772, at the coronation ceremony of Louis XVI, the regent diamond was inlaid on the crown passed to him by Louis XVI. And his queen of , known for his extravagant life and known as the "deficit queen", also inlaid the Regent diamonds on his hat several times.

Louis XVI, picture from Wikipedia.

Louis XV's crown, picture from Pinterest.

"Deficit Queen" Marie Antoinette, picture from Pinterest.

By 1792, The French Revolution broke out, Louis XVI and Queen Mary were both sentenced to death, and the Regent's diamonds and other French royal jewelry were stolen together. After about a year, within the cracks in the roof of a wooden house in Paris, the Regent's diamond miraculously reappeared and returned to the French royal collection.

Louis XVI was sent to the guillotine, the picture is from Bio.com.

l799 Napoleon Bonaparte became the first consul. Many French royal jewelry including the Regent Diamond were used as a guarantee for raising loans and were left to Berlin and Madrid. It was not until 1801 that Napoleon completely redeemed the diamond. In 1812, according to the designs of goldsmiths Odiot, Boutet and Marie-Etienne Nitot, the diamond was set on Napoleon I's double-edged sword, and was surrounded by other diamonds.

Napoleon Bonaparte wore a sword with the hilt of the sword inlaid with the Regent diamonds, the picture is from Pinterest.

After Napoleon suffered "Waterloo", France restored its monarchy. The Regent Diamond successively experienced several masters of Louis XVIII, Charles X, and Napoleon III, and was once again inlaid in the crown that symbolizes the royal power. superior. When Napoleon III married Queen Eugenie, royal jeweler Mansell Babst created a crown for the new queen and set the Regent diamonds into it.

Charles X, the crown beside him is inlaid with the Regent diamonds, the picture is from Pinterest.

Queen Eugenie, picture from Pinterest.

In this way, the Regent Diamond can definitely be called a tragic fate, right? Also because most of its owners ended miserably, people speculated that it was "being possessed" by doom, and even the arrogant Napoleon did not escape its curse!

③ Regent Diamond: I'm blamed for the tragedy? What can I do, I am helpless!

After the founding of the Third Republic of France, treasures that once belonged to the French royal family were nationalized. In a subsequent auction, the Regent Diamond was not included in the auction list because of its high value.

French royal jewelry, picture from Wikipedia.

During World War II, the German army captured France. Before the fall of Paris in 1940, the French government hid the Regent's diamond in an inconspicuous wall panel in the Castle of Champol on the Loire. Allowing the German Marshal Gore to force and induce, even threatening with force, he demanded that France hand over the diamond, but failed to do so. After the war, in 1945, the Regent Diamond returned to its former home and was displayed in the Apollo art exhibition hall in the Louvre .

Notre Dame Cathedral during the fallen period, the picture is from Pinterest.

Shampool Castle, picture from Pinterest.

If you visit the Louvre, don't forget to check out the regent diamonds that have experienced displaced. It is now displayed with two other royal diamonds - the Otansil diamonds and the Sansi diamonds. Next to it is Louis XV's crown is just the "Regent Diamond" above using a subtitle.

Louis XV's Crown (Part 1) and Regent Diamond (Part 1), Otan Silk Diamond (Part 1) Sansi Diamond (Part 1) and the picture is from hotel-r.net.

looks like diamonds have their own bad luck. In fact, which tragedy did not arise because of greed and selfish desires? As melon-eating crowd, let’s just stare at its beautiful appearance and stare blankly!

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