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FASCINATING JEWELS // fashion

the  ROYAL JEWELS of MARIE ANTOINETTE At a recent  Sotheby's auction in Geneva some very historical pieces of jewelry were auctioned that once belonged to the French royal Marie Antionette.  A most beautiful  diamond pearl pendant , diamond ring with the initials MA and other royal pieces To my surprise  I read she  was a  Austrian princess that married the French prince Louis at a young age. She was born in Vienna at the royal winter palace Hofburg. The rest of history we know, the French revolution brought the end to royals in France.  But before that the jewels were smuggled out of France and sent back to Austria.  A very interesting journey and story  that shows the happenings of the  city  back then.  HOFBURG PALACE  & SQUARE THE ROYAL JEWELS OF MARIE ANTOINETTE