Regent Diamond

E42253

French Crown Jewel cut diamond diamond historic gemstone

The Regent Diamond is a famed 140.64-carat Indian diamond renowned for its exceptional clarity and long association with French royalty and the French Crown Jewels.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French Crown Jewel → cut diamond → diamond → historic gemstone →
alternativeName	Pitt Diamond →
associatedWith	Napoleon I →
associatedWithCountry	France →
associatedWithDynasty	House of Bourbon →
caratWeight	140.64 carats →
cityLocatedIn	Paris →
clarity	exceptional →
collection	Galerie d’Apollon, Louvre →
color	white →
countryLocatedIn	France →
countryOfOrigin	India →
currentUse	museum exhibit →
cut	cushion brilliant →
discoveredInCentury	17th century →
discoveredInRegion	Golconda mines →
displayedSinceCentury	19th century →
famousFor	association with French monarchy → exceptional clarity → historical significance → symmetry of cut →
hardnessOnMohsScale	10 →
housedIn	Louvre Museum →
material	carbon →
mountedIn	crown of Louis XV → crown of Louis XVI → sword of Napoleon I →
namedAfter	Philippe II, Duke of Orléans → Philippe d’Orléans, Regent of France →
originalRoughWeight	about 410 carats →
ownership	French state →
partOf	French Crown Jewels →
placeOfDiscovery	Golconda →
purchasedBy	Philippe II, Duke of Orléans → Thomas Pitt →
purchasedFor	French Crown →
recoveredAfter	French Revolution →
status	one of the finest examples of Golconda diamonds → one of the most famous diamonds in the world →
stolenDuring	French Revolution →
usedAs	French Crown Jewel → decoration on Napoleon’s sword hilt →
wornBy	Louis XV of France → Louis XVI of France → Marie Antoinette →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Thomas Pitt →	sold