This diamond was discovered by French explorer Tavimir in southwest India on 1642. When it was first discovered, it weighed 1 12 carats. Tavimir gave it to Louis XIV, then king of France, and he got an official position and a large sum of money as a reward.
Unfortunately, Tavimir's property was completely spent by his son, leaving him penniless at the age of 80. He had to go to India again, hoping to seek new wealth. Finally, he was killed by a wild dog in a foreign land.
Moreover, after Louis XIV got the rose diamond, he also showed it off everywhere. During this period, it was borrowed by Minister Fukai once. Not long after, Fukai was arrested for corruption and died in prison. Louis XIV himself collapsed because of the mutiny, and died in the scorn of everyone. Later, the diamond was passed on to Louis XVI and Queen Marian, and their fate was not much better. Soon after the succession, they went to the guillotine.
Later, during the French Revolution, this diamond disappeared in the turmoil of nearly forty years. After many twists and turns, it fell into the hands of Prince Konitovsky of Russia. The prince gave it to his mistress and then shot her;
I don't know how long it took, but this diamond was bought by a Dutch diamond dealer. He reconsidered and divided it into 44.52 carats. As a result, his son stole his diamonds, and the diamond maker committed suicide in a rage.
At 1830, this diamond was bought by dealer Hope at 18000. Since then, this blue diamond has been named "Hope" after the new owner's surname. Because the English word "Hope" also has the meaning of hope, it is also called "hope". Hope, a banker, unmarried, passed the blue diamond to his grandson (on condition that he changed his surname to Hope). The new diamond owner later married American actress Josie. Soon, Little Hope went bankrupt, and Josie divorced him. Josie died in Boston, USA on 1940. In her later years, she was penniless and often complained that the "hope" of rose and blue diamonds brought her bad luck. 1906, Little Hope was forced to sell the blue diamond "Hope" to pay off the debt. In the following two years, this rose diamond was resold many times.
1908, Turkish Sultangamid ii sawed it for himself for $400,000. It is said that when the businessman who handled this business went out with his wife and children, the car fell off a cliff and the whole family was killed together. The blue diamond "Hope" was given to his confidant Zobid by the Sultan in the Turkish court. Soon after, Zobid was executed by Sudan. At this time, the ominous reputation of this diamond has spread like wildfire, but American businessman McClane does not believe it. He bought this diamond for 154000 dollars and took it to America. Soon his youngest son, Winterson, was killed by a car, and McClane himself suffered from mental illness because of bankruptcy and died in the hospital. His wife Evelyn was addicted to drugs, and her daughter died of an overdose.
Finally, Winston, an American jeweler, bought the diamond from the descendants of the McClane family and donated it to the Smith Museum in Washington. He is the only one who got the diamond without suffering from it. Up to now, this diamond has been kept in the Smith Museum and has become a specimen of scientific research.