Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Diamond Spike Tiara

Creation: This tiara was made by Kreuter & Co. and can be worn as a necklace.

Materials: diamonds

Princess Carina

Princess Carina

Provenance: 

1. Princess Carina of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg née Axelsson

Princess Carina

Princess Carina

Questions: 

• When was this tiara created?
• Does Princess Carina own this tiara or is a loan from a member of her husband, Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg's, family?
• Did Princess Katharina of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein née Countess von Podewils-Dürniz wear this tiara at the 1998 wedding of Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgensstein-Berleburg and Count Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth?

Princess Katharina

Links: 

• Royal Magazin - The Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Diamond Spike Tiara
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - The Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Diamond Spike Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - The Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Diamond Spike Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - The Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Diamond Spike Tiara

Princess Helena of Denmark's Diamond Bandeau Tiara

Creation: 

Materials: diamonds

Princess Helena

Princess Alexandrine Louise

Princess Alexandra Victoria

Provenance: 

1. Princess Helena of Denmark née Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
2. Princess Caroline Mathilde of Denmark; from her mother
3. Count Ingolf of Rosenborg; from his mother

Princess Caroline Mathilde

Countess Sussie

Countess Inge

Other Wearers: 

• Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
• Princess Alexandrine Louise of Denmark, Countess of Castell-Castell
• Countess Inge of Rosenborg née Terney
• Countess Sussie of Rosenborg née Hjorhøy

Countess Inge

Countess Sussie

Questions: 

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara?

Duchess of Genoa's Clover Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made circa 1900.

Materials: diamonds set in silver and gold

Provenance: 

1. Princess Isabella of Savoy-Genoa, Duchess of Genoa, née Princess of Bavaria
2. Princess Maria Bona of Bavaria née Princess of Savoy-Genoa; from her mother
3. Princess Helene of Bavaria née Countess of Khevenhüller-Metsch; from her mother-in-law
4. Unknown Owner; sold at Dorotheum in May 2018 for 27,500 USD

Questions: 

• Is this tiara worn by Princess Lydia of Savoy-Genoa, Duchess of Pistoia, née Princess of Arenberg an earlier version of the tiara?

Duchess of Pistoia

Links: 

• Dorotheum - A diamond diadem total weight c. 12 ct from the house of Savoy

Photos: Dorotheum

Princess Alice of Greece's Aquamarine Tiara

Princess Alice

Princess Alice

Creation:  This tiara was dismantled to create the engagement ring and wedding gift bracelet given by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh to Queen Elizabeth II.  The ring and bracelet were both created by Philip Antrobus in 1947.

Materials:  aquamarines and diamonds

Provenance:

1. Princess Andrew of Greece & Denmark née Princess Alice of Battenberg; from Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra of Russia on the occasion of her 1903 marriage to Prince Andrew of Greece & Denmark

Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweller created this tiara? 

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Princess Andrew's Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Princess Alice of Greece's Aquamarine Jewels 

Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia's Meander Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made by Koch in 1905.

Materials:  diamonds set in platinum

Crown Princess Cecilie

Princess Kira

Crown Princess Cecilie

Provenance:

1. German Crown Princess Cecilie, Crown Princess of Prussia née Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; from her husband, Crown Prince Wilhelm, on the occasion of their marriage
2. Princess Kira of Prussia née Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia; from her mother-in-law on the occasion of her marriage to Prince Louis Ferdinand in 1938
3. Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia; inherited from is mother in 1967
4. Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia; inherited from is father in 1977

Princess Marie Cecilie

Princess Xenia

Other Wearers:

• Princess Marie Cécile of Prussia; at her 1965 wedding to Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg
• Princess Xenia of Prussia; at her 1973 wedding to Per-Edvard Lithander 
• Princess Sophie of Prussia née Princess of Isenburg; at the reception of  her 2011 wedding to Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia
• Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia; at her 2017 wedding to Hereditary Prince Ferdinand of Leiningen

Princess Sophie

Princess Viktoria Luise

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Prussian Meander Tiara 
• The Court Jeweller - Prussian Meander Tiara 
• Royal Magazin - Prussian Meander Tiara 
• The Royal Watcher - Prussian Meander Tiara
• All Things Royal - The Prussian Meander Tiara
• Tiaras & Crowns - The Prussian Meander Kokoshnik

Empress Josephine of France's Brunswick Tiara

Creation:  In 1913, the tiara was extensively repaired by Hermann Jürgens, the court jeweller of Brunswick, including replacing two of the large diamonds.

Materials:  diamonds

Princess Victoria Louise

Princess Victoria Louise

Provenance:

1. Empress Josephine of France
2. Unknown Owner
3. Moritz Ellimeyer; court jeweller of Saxony in Dresden
4. Princess Victoria Louise of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick née Princess of Prussia; from the people of Brunswick on the occasion of her 1913 marriage to Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick
5. Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick; inherited from his mother in 1980
6. Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick; inherited from his father in 1987

Other Wearers:

• Princess Caroline of Monaco; at the 2004 wedding of Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark

Princess Caroline

Princess Caroline

Questions:

• How did this tiara come to be in the possession of Moritz Ellimeyer?
• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweller created this tiara?

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Brunswick Tiara 
• Royal Magazin - Brunswick Diamond Tiara 
• The Court Jeweller - Brunswick Tiara 
• The Royal Watcher - Brunswick Tiara
• All Things Royal - The Brunswick Tiara
• Tiaras & Crowns - The Brunswick Tiara

Princess Victoria Louise of Hanover's Floral Tiara

Hereditary Princess Ekaterina

Hereditary Princess Ekaterina

Creation:

Materials:  diamonds set in silver and gold

Provenance:

1. Princess Victoria Louise of Hanover, Duchess of Brunswick née Princess of Prussia; wore at wedding to Prince Ernst August 1913 
2. Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick; inherited from his mother in 1980
3. Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Duke of Brunswick; inherited from his father in 1987

Princess Caroline

Princess Caroline

Other Wearers:

• Chantal Hochuli
• Princess Caroline of Monaco; at the 2004 pre-wedding gala of Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
• Hereditary Princess Ekaterina of Hanover née Malysheva; at her 2017 wedding to Hereditary Prince Ernst August of Hanover

Chantal Hochuli

Chantal Hochuli

Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweller created this tiara?
• Does Hereditary Prince Ernst August of Hanover currently own this tiara?

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Hanover Floral Tiara 
• Royal Magazin - Hanover Floral Tiara 
• All Things Royal - The Hanover Floral Tiara

Grand Duchess Hilda of Baden's Diamond Kokoshnik Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made by Schmidt-Staub circa 1907.  The diamonds are set à jour meaning the back is left open to allow light to pass through them.

Materials: 367 diamonds set in gold and platinum

Grand Duchess Hilda

Grand Duchess Hilda

Provenance:

1. Grand Duchess Hilda of Baden née Princess of Nassau
2. Crown Princess Antonia of Bavaria née Princess of Luxembourg; inherited from her aunt in 1952
3. Princess Editha of Bavaria; inherited from her mother in 1954
4. Rika Zaraï; bought at auction in 1973
5. Badisches Landesmuseum; bought in 1984
6. Unknown; stolen from the museum in April 2017

Princess Editha

Rika Zarai

Questions:

• Does this tiara still exist intact?

Links:

• Luxarazzi - Grand Duchess Hilda's Diamond Tiara 
• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Grand Duchess Hilda's Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Grand Duchess Hilda's Diamond Tiara 
• The Court Jeweller - Grand Duchess Hilda's Diamond Tiara 
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - The Baden Empire Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Grand Duchess Hilda’s Diamond Tiara

Princess Katharina Henckel von Donnersmarck's Waterfall Aigrette Tiara

Creation:  This tiara was made by Chaumet in 1904.

Materials:  diamonds set in platinum

Provenance:

1. Princess Katharina Henckel von Donnersmarck

Questions:

• Does this tiara still exist intact?

Links:

• Royal Magazin - Henckel von Donnersmark Diamond Waterfall Tiara 

Princess Victoria Adelaide of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha's Turquoise Tiara

Creation:

Materials: turquoise and diamonds set in gold and silver

Princess Victoria Adelaide

Princess Kelly

Provenance:

1. Princess Victoria Adelaide, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha née of Schleswig-Holstein
2. Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha; inherited from his mother in 1970
3. Prince Andreas of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha; inherited from his father in 1998

Princess Kelly

Princess Victoria Adelaide

Princess Victoria Adelaide

Other Wearers:

• Hereditary Princess Kelly of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha née Rondestvedt 

Questions:

• When was this tiara created?
• Which jeweler created this tiara?

Princess Kelly

Princess Kelly

Links:

• The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor - Saxe-Coburg & Gotha Turquoise Tiara
• The Court Jeweller - Saxe-Coburg & Gotha Turquoise Tiara
• Royal Magazin - Saxe-Coburg & Gotha Turquoise Parure
• Bijoux Royaux En Folie - The Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Turquoise Tiara
• The Royal Watcher - Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Turquoise Tiara
• Lilibet's Handbag - Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Turquoise Tiara