Florentine diamond - what is it and what is worth knowing about it?

The mass of this diamond with a slightly yellowish tint to the stone is 137,2 caratswhen grinding mu 126 faces. The Florentine diamond is one of the most famous diamonds in the world. Its rich history dates back to the Middle Ages and is associated with the first owner of the Florentine diamond, Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, who lost the stone during the Battle of Murten in 1476. Its further fate is probably connected with the legend that tells about its repeated resale at a negligible price between ignorant buyers, until it became the property of Louis II Moro Svorza, ruler of Milan.

Who owned the Florentine diamond?

Another famous owner of the Florentine diamond was Pope Julius II. Then the fate of the diamond is connected with Florence and the Medici family, which explains the names under which the Florentine diamond appears, Florentine, Grand Duke of Tuscany. At the moment when the power over the stronghold of the Medici family passed into the hands of the Habsburgs, the same fate befell the Florentine diamond, which became the property of Francis I of Lorraine. When, finally, the Habsburg dynasty was also approaching its fall, the Florentine diamond was in the possession of Charles I of Habsburg. The end of the First World War and the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918 marked the end of the celebrated history of the Florentine diamond.

What's next for the Florentine diamond?

It was stolen, and the fact that it was seen in South America is just guesswork and rumors. Today it is quite difficult to believe that at the beginning of its history, the Florentine diamond passed from hand to hand of owners who were unaware of the value of the precious stone.

Probably, today it is decorated with some exceptionally spectacular diamond ring.