In 1958, the "Hope" blue diamond was donated by its last owner, American jeweler Harry Winston, to the Smith Institute in Washington. In the jewelry hall of the hospital, "Hope" blue diamonds are displayed in bulletproof glass cabinets, which are comparable to the jewelry used by emperors in various countries when they are crowned. The faint blue light seems to tell tourists all over the world about its mysterious history.
"Hope" blue diamonds appeared 500 years ago. In an abandoned mine on the banks of the Keable River, an old man passing by occasionally caught a glimpse of a shiny stone. It was identified as a huge blue diamond. The old man asked the craftsman to rough process the diamond, and the processed blue diamond was 1 12.5 carats. After the old man died, his three sons competed for diamonds. As a result, the diamond was confiscated by the patriarch and ordered to be inlaid on the forehead of the idol.
One night, a young man who couldn't resist the blue light of diamonds stole them. But only a few hours later, he was captured by the patron saint Brahman and beaten to death, becoming the first victim of the blue diamond. The blue diamond was re-inlaid on the idol's forehead.
/kloc-At the beginning of the 7th century, a French missionary killed two Brahmins with an axe and took the blue diamond for himself with his bloody hands. The missionary brought the blue diamond back to his hometown, but on a thunderstorm night, his throat was cut and the blue diamond disappeared.
Forty years later, the blue diamond fell into the hands of Jean Tavernier, a jeweler in Paris, who immediately sold it to King Louis XIV of France. A few years later, Joan Tavernier went to Russia to do business and was killed by a wild dog.
Louis XIV couldn't put it down. After careful consideration, the blue diamond was inlaid on the scepter symbolizing kingship and named "French sapphire". But one day not long after, one of his favorite grandchildren died inexplicably. Louis XIV died shortly after this blow.
After the death of Louis XIV, "French sapphire" fell into the hands of Princess Belle. She took the diamond from the scepter and hung it on a necklace as an ornament. 1792 On September 3rd, in an accident, Princess Belle was beaten to death by a group of civilians.
"French sapphire" changed from Princess Belle's pet to Louis XVI's treasure. But a storm in the French Revolution sent King Louis XVI and Queen Mary Anthony to the guillotine. "French sapphire" was stolen by the royal bodyguard Jacob Cerroti in this revolution.
When the French interim government counted the national treasury, it found that the "French sapphire" was missing, so it posted a notice: anyone who hides royal treasures will be sentenced to death. Jacobs Cerroti, the bodyguard, had been upset and insane after hearing the news, and finally committed suicide.
"French sapphire" was discovered by Russian prince Ivan 40 years later. Ivan gave a "French sapphire" to win the favor of prostitutes when he courted women. A year later, Ivan had a new love, regretted the original gift and decided to come back. However, the prostitute refused to live or die. Ivan stabbed the prostitute to death and returned with the treasure. However, before long, Crown Prince Ivan died in the palace.
The mysterious "French sapphire" brings more bad luck to its owner than the wizard's curse, and people regard it as an ominous thing. Nevertheless, there are still many greedy eyes staring at it in the world, hoping to become its master one day.
The "French sapphire" was transferred from Crown Prince Ivan to Queen Gardelin I. The Queen wanted to set the diamond in the crown, so she ordered the "sapphire" to be sent to the Netherlands, where it was carefully processed by world-class craftsman Wilhelm Fowles. After careful carving by Wilhelm Fowles, the "French sapphire" was cut into what it is now, with attractive blue light shining on each side. The processed diamond weighs 44.4 carats. After the diamond was processed, the son of the diamond maker left without saying goodbye and took the diamond to London, England. Unable to work, the diamond maker committed suicide by taking poison to thank the queen. And his son later committed suicide in England, the cause of death is unknown.
Henry Phillips, a British jewellery collector, bought the diamond from an anonymous person for $90,000 and named it "Hope". 1839, Henry Philip died suddenly. His nephew became the owner of "Hope" blue diamond. The owner of the diamond put it on display in the exhibition hall, and later it was said that he died.
At the beginning of this century, a businessman named Jacques Ciro bought "Hope" diamonds, but soon he committed suicide inexplicably.
The diamond fell into the hands of a Russian, who was assassinated and died soon.
Habibou Bay bought diamonds and sold them to Simon. It is reported that Habibou Bay and his family drowned in the sea near Gibraltar. Simon lost his whole family in a car accident.
The diamonds were transferred to Sultan Abdullah Hamid II of Turkey, and a princess was killed. Sultan himself was deposed by the Turkish Youth Party in 1909.
I hope the next owner of the blue diamond is the Washington millionaire Wolth McLean and his wife. Since the possession of this diamond, disasters have followed, and their sons and daughters have suffered misfortune one after another.
1947, Li Hai Winston bought the "Hope" blue diamond for150,000 dollars and became the latest owner of the diamond.
"Hope" blue diamond has traveled around the world since it came out, during which dozens of people changed hands. However, the "Hope" blue diamond did not bring hope to its owner. On the contrary, except for a few people, the rest of the owners suffered bad luck and even died. Why is this? Is it a coincidence, or is there a magical power that people have not yet known? Maybe one day, "Hope" blue diamonds can satisfy people's hope of exploring this secret.