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Royalty (Historic) Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)

A curated gathering of verified icons in the Archive that are both Royalty (Historic) and Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700) — the legends that share this cut of history, each a doorway to a comparable stone in the Legacy collection.

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The St Edward’s CrownRoyalty (Historic) · Diamond · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Diamond — Solid-gold coronation crown made in 1661 for Charles II, set with 444 precious and…The Imperial Crown of AustriaRoyalty (Historic) · Diamond · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Diamond — Personal crown of Emperor Rudolf II made in Prague in 1602, set with diamonds,…The Crown of Saint WenceslasRoyalty (Historic) · Sapphire · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Sapphire — Bohemian coronation crown of 1346 set with 19 sapphires, 30 emeralds and 20 pearls,…The Crown of Christian IVRoyalty (Historic) · Diamond · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Diamond — Open gold crown made for the 1596 coronation of Christian IV of Denmark-Norway, set…Sultan Suleiman the MagnificentRoyalty (Historic) · Diamond · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Diamond — Wore a four-tiered gold helmet-crown set with diamonds, rubies, emeralds and pearlsSultan Ahmed IRoyalty (Historic) · Emerald · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Green Emerald — Sultan for whom the gem-encrusted ceremonial throne was madeSultan Murad IIIRoyalty (Historic) · Ruby · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Ruby — Received the gem-mounted gold ceremonial Bayram throneSultan Mehmed IVRoyalty (Historic) · Diamond · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Pear Diamond 86ct — Sultan tied to the earliest recorded mention of the great pear diamondHurrem SultanRoyalty (Historic) · Emerald · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Green Emerald — Consort of Suleiman; palace inventories list her emerald rings and jeweled bandsCharles the Bold, Duke of BurgundyRoyalty (Historic) · Diamond · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Diamond — Burgundian ruler who carried great diamonds into battle as talismans before losing them at…Black Prince’s RubyRoyalty (Historic) · Ruby · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Ruby 170ct — Great red spinel, one of the oldest crown gems, set in the British…King Louis XIV of FranceRoyalty (Historic) · Diamond · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Fancy Blue Diamond 115ct — French king who bought the great blue diamond known as the…King Henry III of FranceRoyalty (Historic) · Diamond · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Pear Diamond 55.23ct — French king who borrowed the pale-yellow diamond to decorate his capQueen Marie de Medici of FranceRoyalty (Historic) · Diamond · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Pear Diamond 34.98ct — French queen who set a rose-cut diamond atop her coronation crownInfanta Margareta Teresa of SpainRoyalty (Historic) · Diamond · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Fancy Blue Diamond 35.56ct — Spanish infanta whose dowry carried the deep-blue diamond to AustriaKing Philip II of SpainRoyalty (Historic) · Pearl · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Pear Pearl — Spanish king who made the great pear pearl a crown jewelKing James I of EnglandRoyalty (Historic) · Diamond · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Pear Diamond 55.23ct — English king who set the pale-yellow diamond in the Mirror of Great…Stuart SapphireRoyalty (Historic) · Sapphire · Antiquity & Royal Courts (pre-1700)Fancy Blue Oval Sapphire 104ct — British Crown Jewels; cabochon