This tiara was a wedding gift from King Friedrich Wilhelm III. to his daughter when she married Prince Frederick of the netherlands in 1825. After her death in Deember 1870 the tiara was inherited by her daughter Louisa/Lovisa married to king Carl XV. of Sweeden but she passed aqway three months after her mother and the tiara then went to her daughter Lovisa married to the future King Frederik VIII. of Denmark.
Another possibilty about the pearl is the diamond and pearl tiara which Queen Margrethe II. often wears with the same tiara as it also had belong to pricness Louise of the Netherlands and went the same roue as the tiara.
Thank you for your comments, they are really interesting. The jewel collections of the various German royal and noble houses are to me at least the most interesting, largely because they are still so unknown and so impressive - the Wurrtemberg family for example appear to have a collection that compares favourably with the Danes, Swedes, Dutch etc and exceeds that of the Belgians and Spaniards.
Its always sad when there is an auction of jewels like the Mecklenburg tiara sale last year but I reckon at least we got to see it properly!
When you refer to some of Queen Luise's pearls being in Denmark, are you able to be more clear as to which piece you are referring to and how they got their? I presume via Lovise of Sweden, who was a descendant of Queen Luise?
I have often wondered about Empress Augusta's jewels, as the daughter of a Russian Grand Duchess I wonder if the emeralds came through her mother's Russian dowry/inheritance.
When you say trouble about the Empress Frederick's heritage, do you mean a dispute between her children? I have read that Princess Margaret inherited the grand castle in Hesse, so maybe the other children were jealous? I'd be fascinated to know.
Apologies for all the questions!
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