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January 7, 2012

Duchess of Leuchtenberg's Emerald Parure Tiara

emerald tiara leuchtenberg norway
Creation: This tiara was made in the early 1800s.  Princess Ingeborg had two pear shaped emeralds removed to make earrings and they were replaced with diamond and emerald palmettes.  
emerald tiara leuchtenberg norway empress amelie brazil
Empress Amélie
emerald tiara leuchtenberg norway crown princess margaret sweden
Crown Princess Margaret
emerald tiara leuchtenberg norway queen sophia sweden
Queen Sophia
Materials: emeralds and diamonds set in gold and silver
emerald tiara leuchtenberg norway princess ingeborg sweden
Princess Ingeborg
emerald tiara leuchtenberg norway crown princess martha
Crown Princess Märtha
Provenance:
  1. Duchess Augusta Amalia of Leuchtenberg née Princess of Bavaria
  2. Empress Amélie of Brazil née Princess of Leuchtenberg; from her mother on the occasion of her 1829 marriage to Emperor Pedro I of Brazil
  3. Queen Josephine of Sweden & Norway née Princess of Leuchtenberg; inherited from her sister in 1873 
  4. Queen Sophia of Sweden & Norway née Princess of Nassau; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1876 
  5. Princess Ingeborg of Sweden née Princess of Denmark; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1913, she had two emeralds removed to make earrings 
  6. Crown Princess Märtha of Norway née Princess of Sweden; from her mother in 1940 when Crown Princess Märtha traveled to the USA at the beginning of WWII with the intention that she could sell it if the family could not return to Norway or if they needed money 
  7. Queen Sonja of Norway née Haraldsen; inherited by her husband, King Harald V of Norway, from his mother in 1954 and given to her after their 1968 marriage 
emerald tiara leuchtenberg norway crown princess martha
Crown Princess Märtha
emerald tiara leuchtenberg norway princess astrid
Princess Astrid
emerald tiara leuchtenberg norway queen sonja
Queen Sonja
emerald tiara leuchtenberg norway queen sonja
Queen Sonja
Questions:
  • When was this tiara created? 
  • Which jeweler created this tiara?
  • Was this tiara a wedding gift from Emperor Napoleon to Duchess Augusta in 1806?
emerald tiara leuchtenberg norway queen sonja
Queen Sonja
emerald tiara leuchtenberg norway queen sonja
Queen Sonja

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