When it comes to diamonds, some diamonds are rarer than others, and some are more popular than others, but very few diamonds have earned a place in the annals of history. This due to either their reputation as a harbinger of bad luck so much so much so one would never want to own such infamous diamonds or neither would they want a part of that diamond to grace their diamond engagement ring or necklace. Even diamond traders and diamond wholesalers avoid these diamonds that have ‘scary’ reputations.
For example, the hope diamond which was a blue diamond that was discovered in India in 1673 and weighed an approximate 115 carats named after Henry Diamond Hope who purchased in 1839 knowing that the previous owners of the diamond included King Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette who ended up being guillotined in 1793. As for Henry, his family sold the diamond in order to pay gambling debts after his untimely demise.
Soon after Wilhelm Fals acquired the hope diamond and he was murdered by his own son who then automatically came into ownership of the diamond, he committed suicide soon after. The story goes on with owner after owner of the hope diamond were met with bad luck successively. Another diamond that is also thought to bring bad luck is the Sancy Diamond, this diamond according to history was owned by Charles the Bold, England’s Charles I, and France’s Louis XVI, all three met with gruesome deaths soon after taking possession of this infamous diamond.
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The third diamond that has earned a place in this article is the Black Orlov Diamond. Originally weighing at 195 carats, this diamond was reportedly once graced the eye of a statue of Brahma and was stolen by a monk who was subsequently murdered. After the incident, the diamond was not seen for decades until it reappeared in the hands of J.W. Paris who was supposedly a ‘reputed’ jewellery dealer. According to records his business failed soon after he came into contact of the diamond and eventually committed suicide by jumping of a tall New York building.
If that was not sufficient the fate of the two subsequent owners who were Russian royals also jumped to their death after coming into possession of the diamond. The fourth diamond in this article revolves around The Koh-i-Noor which was discovered in the 14th century which according to recorded history went through several maharajas that never held their positions for long. The most famous owner of the Koh-i-Noor was Shah Jahan who built the famous Taj Mahal.
Shah Jahan was soon after overthrown and imprisoned by his own son. The 5th and final diamond that we will examine in this article is the Regent Diamond that earned a bad reputation from the get-go when the stone was found by an Indian slave who was later murdered for the stone by an English Commodore who wanted the stone for himself.
The stone eventually found its way and landed on Napoleon’s sword and we all know what happened at Waterloo, the emperor was subsequently exiled and on an island somewhere in the South Atlantic where he withered away and died at the age of 51.
Diamonds are indeed beautiful elements of the earth and how some diamonds are left with such macabre reputations is quite baffling – perhaps it is all just a coincidence.
