French crown jewels

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French crown jewels in a display case in the Louvre museum with the crown and diadem of Empress Eugenie on the left, the collection of Queen Marie Amélie in the center and the crown of King Louis XV. on the right with the diadem of the Duchess of Angoulème.
The Côte-de-Bretagne , red spinel with the collection of Queen Maria Amalia to the left, the bracelets and diadem of the Duchess of Angoulème in the middle and, on the top right and in between, the collection of Joséphine de Beauharnais .
Sapphire collection of Queen Maria Amalia.

The French Crown Jewels were the insignia of the Kingdom of France .

They consisted of crowns , imperial apples , sceptres , tiara and jewels , which were considered symbols of the French kings and queens. Over the centuries in the Middle Ages and modern times, the collection grew. During the Third French Republic , the collection was divided in 1885 and many items from the French Crown Jewels were sold. Most of the parts of the collection that have not been sold are in the Galerie d'Apollon in the Louvre Museum in Paris . In addition to the remaining historical crowns and tiara, there are the diamonds Regent and Sancy as well as the red spinel Côte-de-Bretagne , which is cut in the shape of a dragon . Other gemstones and jewels, such as the emerald of Louis IX. , the sapphire Ruspoli and the diamond needles by Marie Antoinette are kept in the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris.

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