In fact, this diamond was bought by Ta Verniere at the famous Korur mine in Gower Kanda around 1660, and it is called the Blue of Ta Verniere. At that time, diamonds were only roughly carved into triangles, so they could not be regarded as goddess' eyes. 1668, Verne returned to France and showed his Indian harvest to King Louis XIV at Versailles. Louis XIV bought more than forty big diamonds, including this blue diamond. Court jeweler Sieur Pitau cut it into 67. 125 carats, set it on a gold base and connected it with ribbons as an ornament used by the king at the ceremony. Louis XIV called it Crown Blue Diamond or French Blue. 1749, Louis XV cut the diamond and put it as a pendant on his golden fleece medal. This diamond has not been officially used since the death of Louis XV. During the French Revolution, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were imprisoned, and they didn't carry this gem with them. 1792 September 1 1, six thieves broke into the royal treasure house and stole the diamonds. One of the thieves, student Guillotte, took him back to le havre and crossed the sea to London. 1796, Guillotte was arrested and imprisoned by Lancri de la Loye. It is said that Gullio gave this diamond to De La Loye, but there is no record of it. 18 12 In September, a diamond similar to French blue appeared in the hands of London jeweler Daniel Eliasson. This is the origin of the diamond that I hope to find out at the earliest. In February 2005, American scientists confirmed that Hope Diamond was indeed cut from the blue of France [1]. At this time, it happened to be 20 years since the Blue of France was stolen, just exceeding the time limit for prosecution stipulated by law. Legend has it that George IV once owned it, but it is not recorded in the royal archives of Windsor Castle. Hope Family 1824, this diamond appears in Henry Philip Hope's collection. Hope put it on a brooch, and his sister-in-law often wears this blue diamond to social parties. 1839, Hope died, and his three nephews fought for his legacy for ten years. Finally, henry hope won the diamond. Since then, this diamond has been exhibited at the London World Expo at 185 1 and the Paris World Expo at 1855. Henry hope died on February 4th, 862, and his wife inherited his property. Mrs Hope died on March 3rd1,1884, and her grandson Henry Francis Hope Peham Clinton Hope and the sixth Duke of Newcastle got the diamond on March 3rd 1887. But according to the will, he can't sell it. The duke was profligate and broke. 1894 married American actress May Yuhe, and lived on his wife's salary since then. 1896, the duke went bankrupt completely and had to apply for auction of Hope diamonds. 190 1 year, the British House of Lords finally ruled that he could sell Hope diamonds. Adolf Weil, a jeweler living in London, USA, bought this diamond of hope for 29,000 pounds and then gave it to Simon Frankel, an American. Salomon Habib of Paris bought this diamond at 1908 for $400,000. From 65438 to 0909, Habib, who was deeply in debt crisis, was forced to sell his diamonds to Rosenau in Paris at a low price ($80,000). 19 10, the famous jeweler Pierre Cartier bought it for 550,000 francs. Cartier re-inlaid the gem and sold it to McLean at 19 1 1. McLean died in 1947 and 1949, hoping that this diamond would be auctioned again and bought by Winston, a jeweler in new york. Winston toured and exhibited this diamond in many public welfare occasions, including 1958 Canada National Expo. 1958165438+1On October 7th, Winston donated the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian Museum. The Smithsonian era may have brought bad luck to some people, but for the Smithsonian, owning this diamond means good luck. Hope diamonds are an important exhibit in its jewelry exhibition hall. 1962, the museum rebuilt the jewelry exhibition hall and opened a small hall on the side brick to display this diamond. Diamonds are displayed on a rotating base, which attracts a large number of tourists every day and is the most popular exhibit in the whole museum.