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The legend behind the Hope Diamond is that disaster comes to those who own it.
The explorer Jean Baptiste Tavernier, who first acquired the stone, sold the stone and then lost all his money through his son's actions.
Madame de Montespan fell from favor at court after wearing the diamond.
The "Affair of the Diamond Necklace" contributed to the French Revolution and the Countess de la Motte was imprisoned after she falsely acquired the diamond.
Princess de Lamballe was executed, a Dutch lapidary named Fals died in poverty when his son stole the diamond from him, a Frenchman named Beaulieu committed suicide, and London dealer Daniel Eliason died under mysterious circumstances.
Lord Francis Hope, married an actress then divorced her and lost all his money. The diamond was later acquired by an American who lost everything in bankruptcy, a Russian who was stabbed, and a French dealer who committed suicide. A Greek merchant sold it to Abdul Hamid II, sultan of Turkey, who lost his throne. In 1908 the diamond was bought by Habib Bey but was auctioned the following year at a fifth of the price he paid for it.
Sale of the diamond is said to have been arranged with a man who died on the Titanic.
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What happened to the people who touched the Hope Diamond?
According to the legend, a curse befell the large, blue diamond when it was stolen from an idol in India - a curse that foretold bad luck and death not only for the owner of the diamond but for all who touched it.
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What colours are in the Hope Diamond?
The Hope Diamond is basically a blue diamond.
Did Catherine the Great wear the Hope Diamond?
It's possible that this fabrication was added to the legend of the Hope Diamond by Evelyn Walsh McLean, one of the stone's last owners. Apparently, there is no concrete evidence that the Hope Diamond and Catherine the Great ever met. Catherine the Great lived between 1729 and 1796. During this period, the stone that became the Hope Diamond appears to have been solidly in the possession of the French royal family. Read more, below.
Which room is the hope diamond in the Smithsonian in?
The room the hope diamond is in is the room that has a sign that labeled "Hope Diamond".
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Not just anyone. First you need to convince the Smithsonian Museum to be willing to sell it. The Hope Diamond is, after all, a National Treasure in the most commercial sense. The Hope Diamond is the second most visited 'artwork' in the world behind the Mona Lisa. Second you need between 200-250 million dollars, or more, to purchase it.
Which jewler made up stories about a curse on the hope diamond to try to get the heiress Evalyn Walsh Mclean to buy it?
The 'curse of the Hope Diamond' extends far past any jeweler; it's a myth and legend of the stone that has followed it since it was plucked from an idol in India centuries ago.
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