Next, it was the turn of King Louis XIV of France. He polished this blue gem diamond into a diamond weighing 69.03 carats. Louis XIV wore it only once and soon died of smallpox. King Louis XV of France became the new owner of diamonds. He swore not to wear this big dark blue diamond, but he lent it to his mistress. As a result, Louis XV's mistress was beheaded in the French Revolution. This big blue diamond was passed on to Louis XVI of France, and his queen often wore it. As a result, Louis XVI and his wife were both guillotined. Princess Lambona, the girlfriend of Queen Louis XVI, became the owner of this blue diamond. She was probably killed in the French Revolution because she wore this unlucky diamond again.
This big blue diamond was stolen from the French national treasury on 1792. The fate of the thief is unknown, except that it was reconsidered once and its weight was reduced to 45.52 carats. It appeared in the jewelry market in London on 1830, and was bought by the banker Hope at a price of 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. She lived in poverty in her later years and often complained that the "hope" of blue diamonds brought her bad luck. 1906, Little Hope was forced to sell the blue diamond "Hope" to pay off debts. In the following two years, "Hope" was resold many times.
1908, the blue diamond "Hope" was purchased by Turkish Sultangamid II for 400,000 US dollars. 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 Sudan in a Turkish court, but soon Zobid was executed by Sudan.
19 1 1 year, Mackland, the postmaster in Washington, USA, bought the blue diamond "Hope" for 1 14000 dollars, and he gave it to his wife as a gift. Mrs Macland was told that it was a diamond that would bring bad luck, and many historical legends were told. Mrs Macland laughed it off. She often wears this diamond, and often wears it with another famous diamond she owns, the 94.8-carat "Oriental Star", to show luxury and wealth. Maybe it is a coincidence! The year after Mrs. Macland got the "hope" of Blue Diamond, her son died in a car accident, her husband, Mr. Macland, died soon, and her daughter died of overdose of sleeping pills.
Mrs markland died on 1947. Winston, a famous American jeweler, bought all her jewels on 1958 and became the new owner of the blue diamond "Hope". What about the aftermath? Winston took this unlucky diamond and flew across the Atlantic many times in different seasons. Of course, everything is safe, but an interesting thing happened to him.
Once, Winston and his wife went to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. When he returned to new york, his wife left by plane the day before, and Winston himself flew back to new york the next day. Mrs. Winston's plane took off on time and landed at Maria Airport in Azores, where it refueled as required. It was delayed for about three hours because of a minor engine failure. While waiting for repairs, a male passenger suddenly refused to take the plane again and insisted on taking the next day's plane instead, so he got off the plane and left. Winston doesn't know about it. On the way to Lisbon airport the next day, he received a telegram from his wife saying that she had arrived in new york safely. Winston put the telegram in his pocket and boarded the flight to new york. When the plane took off, he found that the seat next to him was empty. He is very happy because he can have a good sleep. When he woke up, the plane had arrived at Maria airport in Azores. When the plane refueled, he got off the plane and went for a walk.
When he returned to the plane, he found a guest beside him, who was telling an adventure story to the passengers on the plane. He said that he actually took a plane with the wife of the owner of the unlucky diamond yesterday. Sure enough, the plane broke down at this Marion airport. He quickly got off the plane and asked to change to today's plane, and so on. The passenger continued, "I'm not superstitious, but why should I risk flying with the wife of the owner of that unlucky diamond?" I insist on taking another plane. You see, I'm safe and can talk here. Winston was really dumbfounded, thinking, what would this guy do now if he knew I was the owner of the blue diamond "Hope"? Just then, the guest next door suddenly raised his voice and said, "It would be strange if that plane could arrive safely yesterday." "Mr. Winston, who has a good self-restraint, probably can't help it. He took out his wife's telegram from his pocket and handed it to the excited passengers next door. Suddenly, he was as quiet as a deflated ball until he reached his destination, new york. The passengers never spoke again.
All right! Superstition was finally shattered and bad luck was over. This beautiful blue diamond "Hope" has experienced ups and downs, suffered numerous unfair grievances and got its proper home. Winston donated it to the country as a gift, and it is now in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, USA. From then on, it is no longer an ornament to show off luxury and wealth, or to increase personal beauty, but a specimen of scientific research.