German and Austrian Royal and Noble Jewels 2: 2022 -

[Tilia C.]

Thank you for sharing your photos, Stefan! It is lovely to see this tiara worn again by another bride int the family.

 

[The Royal Watcher]

The Hesse Ears of Wheat Tiara was the only Tiara of six returned to the Royal Family among the Jewels which were stolen by American Soldiers after the Second World War.

Hesse Ears of Wheat Tiara

The heirloom Hesse Ears of Wheat Tiara was a wedding gift to Princess Mafalda of Savoy, Landgravine of Hesse, who died in a Concentration Camp #OnThisDay 80 years ago, before the Hesse Jewels was stolen by American Soldiers after WWII

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[The Royal Watcher]

Archduchess Marie Valerie’s Köchert Tiara​

Archduchess Marie Valerie’s Köchert Tiara

The magnificent Köchert Pearl and Diamond Tiara of Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (who passed away #OnThisDay 100 years ago) remained with her descendants for almost a century before being sold at Christie’s in 2005

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[The Royal Watcher]

Bismarck Tiara​

Bismarck Tiara

The Swedish Socialite who married the Head of the House of Bismarck, Ann-Mari, Princess of Bismarck (who passed away #OnThisDay 25 years ago), wore the magnificent Bismarck Tiara over decades of Royal and Noble Occasions

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[Toledo]

This is a channel with topics that relates to royal and imperial jewels from the past and includes documentation on pieces that have disappeared from records or dismantled into other pieces in the royal collections.

The Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire Crown

Jewlery of Habsburg Dynasty. Most Famous & Iconic Pieces

 

[duke of poliganc]

Does the Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia line have jewelry to pass on?
The other Branches of the family appear to still have a considerable collection but I don’t think think we ever saw major jewelry worn by his mother Princess Henriette of Schönaich-Carolath or by Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia when they were still married!

 

[Toledo]

From what I read throughout the years, and without looking it up right now, a large number of jewels the deposed royals were able to take with them ended up being sold and many left behind stolen. I doubt any historical treasures were kept intact with so much chaos in Europe after the WWI and WWII aftermath.
I think nowadays, on specific occasions, modern royals with no access to the family jewels rent or borrow items like tiaras for special events.

 

[The Royal Watcher]

Countess Hemma von Khevenhüller-Metsch wore the Khevenhüller-Metsch Family Tiara to marry Count Vincent von Matuschka at the Karlskirche in Vienna this weekend. It was worn by Countess Melanie von Khevenhüller-Metsch to marry Count Hubertus von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee in 1993.

 

[maria-olivia]

Thanks for the recap of the German Royals. Lucky some are still in the Family. The German Royals are keeping one tiara for the Weddings but a lot of jewels are sold

 

[duke of poliganc]

I was going through Ursula’s website about the Baden royal jewelry and some of her photos of the pieces are quite modern like this one Here

Were those pieces auctioned by the family?

 

[prince.of.preslav]

It looks like the important Bavarian ears of wheat tiara from the upcoming Sotheby's auction actually left the Bavarian collection more than half a century or so ago!

Judging by old photos, it seems that the tiara was worn by Princess Gabriele, the daughter of Crown Prince Rupprecht and Princess Antonia of Luxembourg. I've been able to find photo of the late Dowager Duchess of Croy wearing the tiara (or a very, very similar one) over the years: on her wedding day and the wedding ball of Countess Helene zu Törring-Jettenbach and Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria.

Don't know if the star tiara and other Bavarian jewels have the same provenance.