Top 05 Most Infamous Cursed Diamonds

Top 05 Most Infamous Cursed Diamonds

5 precious diamonds but Unfortunately, these diamonds also bring death, sorrow and misfortune.  

    5. Taylor Burton Diamond

    Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor shared a romance full of passion, scandal, meanness and ... expensive jewelry. Elizabeth stole Eddie Fisher from Debbie Reynolds, earned a scathing trial in the world press, and then immediately dumped Fisher after meeting Burton. Burton acquired a number of incredible gems from Taylor, such as the teardrop-shaped La Peregrina pearl, but none more famous than the 69-carat pear-shaped Taylor-Burton diamond. This stone became a symbol of the couple's larger-than-life presence. Burton often found Elizabeth in her shop with the contents of her jewelery box arranged around her.  

    4. The Sancy Diamond

    The Sancy is 55.23 carats and has a distinctive pale lemon yellow color. The origin of the Sancy diamond is hazy, but it is thought to be of Indian origin. This diamond rose to fame when it was chosen to be worn in the hat of King Henry the Third. He always wore a special hat to hide his bald head and was said to be very capricious and vain. The Sancy diamond worked its way through many generations of English royalty, and Henry IV "borrowed" it to cover his expenses when he raised a new army. Unfortunately, the diamond, carried by the king's trusted messenger, did not reach its destination. Instead, it was later found in the stomach of the deceased messenger after an autopsy. Sancy then passed through the hands of more English and French kings, reaching its current home in the Louvre Museum in Paris, the Apollo Gallery.

    3. Regent Diamond

      The diamond was said to have been found in a mine in Golon, India, and secretly removed by a slave who hid it in a crevice in his leg. Napoleon married twice, and his last wife was an Austrian archduchess: after the death of her husband, she returned to her homeland and became the property of Regent Austria. Over time, the stone archduchess returned to France as a generous gift from her father. It is now housed in the Louvre along with many other magnificent stones.

2. Hydrangea diamond

    Our next infamous diamond also has a Napoleonic connection: it was named after Hortense, daughter of Napoleon's stepson, Empress Josephine. Hortensia twenty carat size, with pale coral cast. This diamond also disappeared along with the other French Crown Jewels during a robbery in 1792. Then it was found with others, but in 1830 it was stolen again. After the theft, the diamond was quickly found and returned. to the rightful owner. Unlike the other diamonds on our list, this diamond has a crack along the pavilion. However, it is so rooted in French history and the Napoleonic legend that, despite its flaws, it retains its pricelessness. The stone is now housed in the Louvre, a shining symbol of France and Napoleon's valor, and will always be associated with him.

    1. The star of Africa is a diamond

    The stone is also known as the Cullinan I and is cut from the original Cullinan diamond weighing over 3,000 carats. Rumor has it that the diamond was studied in detail over a period of approximately 12 months, and the cutting sensation was developed to cut the 74-facet teardrop-shaped face of the stone. The Star of Africa gained its fame as part of the Royal Base of the British Crown Jewels, which is kept under heavy security in the Tower of London.