After Napoleon, Marie Antoinette is probably the most famous French historical ... Yet although she has been the subject of some excellent biographies by the likes of Stefan Zweig and Antonia Fraser, ...

Tobias Kormind, managing director of Europe’s largest online diamond jeweller 77 Diamonds, shared his thoughts on the jewellery's historic allure: "A scandalous link to Marie Antoinette and the ...

Which is what happened to the jewel at the center of Marie Antoinette’s Affair of the Diamond Necklace, from which these diamonds were possibly sourced. The incident may forever—and somewhat ...

GENEVA - A diamond-studded necklace thought to be involved in a scandal that led to the eventual downfall of the last queen of France, Marie Antoinette, is being sold in Geneva next week.

Diamond Necklace Possibly Linked to Marie Antoinette's Demise up for Auction By Cecile Mantovani and Denis Balibouse GENEVA (Reuters) - A diamond-studded necklace thought to be involved in a ...

Marie Antoinette Boullard-Devé settled in Indochina in the early 1920s where she traveled and painted, depicting the local inhabitants and their culture. In the International Colonial Exhibition of ...

An antique diamond necklace worn at two British coronations, which experts believe is linked to an historic scandal involving Marie Antoinette, is set to be auctioned for an estimated £2.1 ...

A diamond necklace which was linked to a scandal which ruined Marie Antoinette's reputation is set to fetch £2.1million at an auction. The antique necklace, which was also worn at the coronations ...

Marie Antoinette was born Maria Antonia Josepha Joanna von Österreich-Lothringen in Austria in 1755. She was the youngest daughter of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, and his wife, Empress Maria Theresa ...