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.
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| Empress Amélie |
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| Crown Princess Margaret |
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| Queen Sophia |
Materials: emeralds and diamonds set in gold and silver
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| Princess Ingeborg |
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| Crown Princess Märtha |
Provenance:
- Duchess Augusta Amalia of Leuchtenberg née Princess of Bavaria
- Empress Amélie of Brazil née Princess of Leuchtenberg; from her mother on the occasion of her 1829 marriage to Emperor Pedro I of Brazil
- Queen Josephine of Sweden & Norway née Princess of Leuchtenberg; inherited from her sister in 1873
- Queen Sophia of Sweden & Norway née Princess of Nassau; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1876
- Princess Ingeborg of Sweden née Princess of Denmark; inherited from her mother-in-law in 1913, she had two emeralds removed to make earrings
- 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
- 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
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| Crown Princess Märtha |
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| Princess Astrid |
Other Wearers:
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| Queen Sonja |
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| 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?
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| Queen Sonja |
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| Queen Sonja |
Links:
- Trond Norén Isaksen - Norwegian Emerald Parure
- The Royal Watcher - Norwegian Emerald Parure
- The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Empress Josephine's Emerald Tiara
- The Court Jeweller - Norwegian Emerald Parure Tiara
- Jenni Wiltz - The Norwegian Emerald Tiara
- All Things Royal - The Emerald Parure
- Mis Joyas Reales - Norwegian Emerald Tiara
Photos: Tiaras - A History of Splendour
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