Hortensia diamond
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The Hortensia diamond was mined in India as one of the Golconda Diamonds, and is part of the French Crown Jewels. It is a 20 carat diamond of pale orange-pink colour, cut into a five-sided shape, and
The Hortensia
Regent Diamond
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The Regent Diamond is a 140.64-carat diamond owned by the French state and on display in the Louvre, worth US$60,000,000 as of 2025. Mined in India and cut in London, it was purchased by the regent of
Hortensia diamond
…stored and administered. It was recovered from an attic in the Parisian district of Les Halles in a bag together with other crown jewels, among them the Regent Diamond. An apocryphal account states that its location was given up in the confession of a man shortly before his execution. It was stolen again in 1830, this…
Regent Diamond
Detail of Napoleon's portrait with sword
Coronation Portrait of Charles X by François Gérard, 1825. Note the Regent Diamond set in the Fleur-de-lis at the top of the crown at left.