Condé (diamond)

The Condé diamond, also known as the Grand Condé or Pink Condé, is a 9.01 carat (1.802 g), pear cut, pink diamond.[1][2][3]

Condé
Weight9.01 carats (1.802 g)
ColorFancy Pink
CutPear
Country of originIndia
DiscoveredUnknown
Cut byUnknown
Original ownerJean-Baptiste Tavernier
OwnerFrench government
Estimated valueUnknown

Of Indian origins, the first known owner is Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, merchant and traveler, who sold it to King Louis XIII of France. The king or his heir, Louis XIV, then gave it to Louis II de Bourbon, prince of Condé know as Le Grand Condé (the diamond take its name by him), as a reward for his services during the Thirty Years' War.[2][1]

It remained in the possession of the Condé family until 1892, when the last heir, the Duke of Aumale, ceded it to the French government on condition that it remained on display at the Château de Chantilly. Stolen in 1926 and later recovered, it is now exhibited, with other historical gems, in the Condé Museum, housed in the Castle itself.[1][2]

References
  1. "archive.ph". archive.ph. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  2. "The Condé Diamond, aka Le Grand Condé". famousdiamonds.tripod.com. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  3. "Laboratorio Gemmologico - I diamanti più famosi". www.laboratoriogemmologico.it. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
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