Description

The author follows in the footsteps of the great diamonds through history. Greed, avarice, envy and murder were often the result when it came to the great gems. In her book, Gabriele Burgsmüller describes in detail the fascination that these jewels evoke and the fateful role they often played in the lives of their owners.

"Emperor Franz Joseph I, the husband of Empress Elisabeth,
the legendary Sisi, gave the diamond to his only one
Brother who died as the hapless Emperor Maximilian I. 1867
was executed in Mexico. The next owner, Crown Prince
Rudolf left it in a farewell letter to his
Mother, just that Empress Elisabeth, before he with his
mistress, Baroness Vetsera at Mayerling Castle
committed suicide. Sisi wore the jewel in only once

a tiara."