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The history of the stone which was eventually named the Hope diamond began when the French merchant traveller, Jean Baptiste Tavernier, purchased a 112 3/16-carat diamond. ... In 1965 the Hope diamond traveled to South Africa where it was exhibited at the Rand Easter Show in Johannesburg. In 1984 the diamond ...

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What is the curse of the Hope Diamond?

The Hope Diamond is a lustrous blue gem weighing 45.52 carats. It is about the size of a walnut. ... The diamond remained with the French royal family until it was stolen in 1792 during the French Revolution. Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette, who were beheaded, are often cited as victims of the curse.Apr 30, 2014

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Where is the Hope Diamond now?

The Hope Diamond, also known as Le Bijou du Roi ("the King's Jewel"), Le bleu de France ("France's Blue"), and the Tavernier Blue, is a large, 45.52-carat (9.104 g), deep-blue diamond, and now housed in the National Gem and Mineral collection at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.

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What is special about the Hope Diamond?

The Smithsonian is home to the 45.52-carat Hope Diamond, the world's largest deep blue diamond. The gem has a long and mysterious past—and some people even think it is cursed! Scholars believe that King Louis XIV of France bought the Hope Diamond in 1668.

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Who originally owned the Hope Diamond?

The history of the stone which was eventually named the Hope diamond began when the French merchant traveller, Jean Baptiste Tavernier, purchased a 112 3/16-carat diamond. This diamond, which was most likely from the Kollur mine in Golconda, India, was somewhat triangular in shape and crudely cut.

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King Louis XIV of France purchased a spectacular blue diamond from Jean-Baptiste Tavernier. READ MORE. A photorealistic simulation of the French Blue as it appeared when set in gold and mounted. 1669-1672. Louis XIV ordered Tavernier's Diamond recut, producing a ~69-carat heart-shaped diamond known today as ...

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The Tavernier Blue was cut and yielded the French Blue (Le bleu de France), which Tavernier sold to King Louis XIV in 1668. Stolen in 1791, it was recut, with the largest section acquiring its "Hope" name when it appeared in the catalogue of a gem collection owned by a London banking family called Hope in 1839.