Thank you for your comments, really interesting as always.
No reason for apologies. That why we´re here, aren´t we? I´m sorry not to be able to give more answers.
Yes, there must have been a lot of jewels but in the end we dont´t know as much as I would expect. For example I never have seen the pearl diadem, the sapphire tiara, the emerald tiara when worn by one of the queens. Was the handling of large jewelry, at least in public in Germany, different from e.g. in Russia or England? Maybe. We could research that together here.
In any case, the 'tradition' breaks before the First World War. For Russia and France there are at least extensive lists and photo series because of the auctions, which is why we know more about them. So, a lot of work to do for the german territories…
The so called pearl poire tiara comes from Princess Luise of Prussia via Louise of the Netherlands and Louise of Sweden.
About Queen Augusta: Her mother brought a lot of jewelry from Russia, including emeralds, but no list is published and I have never seen pictures of her with colored stones. However, in "The Insignia and Jewels of the Prussian Crown" the emeralds are called of her mother.
About the heritage of Empress Frederik: The connection to her son never was good. There seems to be problems with Princess Charlotte and Prince Henry while Victoria, Sophie and Margarete stood with her mother. The old Empress Augusta and the court critised her. The new Empress Auguste Victoria adored Wilhelm and was in everything the complete contrary to Victoria. Well, when she had sufficient funds through an inheritance, she built her own castle in the Taunus, where she was visited by her younger daughters and their families. In later years, connections to Wilhelm and the others improved somewhat. In addition to the pieces of jewelry given to her by Queen Elisabeth, the pearls that her husband had given her for the wedding apparently went to the crown treasure. Margarete received Kronberg Castle and the art treasures. They are still owned by the House of Hesse to this day. The whereabouts of the remaining jewelry remains to be clarified.
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