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Raymond J. De Souza: Hidden for More than 80 Years in Canada, Habsburg Jewels Shine Again

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QUEBEC CITY — Vast as the lands of the Habsburg empire were, they never included Canada. Until 1940, in a manner of speaking. Relics of that period, private jewellery of Empress Zita, including one of the world’s most prominent gems, the Florentine Diamond, went on display at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec in […]

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A diamond belonging to the last emperor of Austria was missing for a long time. Then it turned out that it was in a Canadian vault. Now the ‘Florentiner’ is on display at an exhibition in Quebec.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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For a long time they were considered to have disappeared, now valuable items from the possession of the Habsburgs in Canada can be seen. Among them is one of the largest known diamonds.

·Germany
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The world-famous Florentine diamond is on display in a museum again after a century. This weekend, an exhibition opens in the Canadian city of Quebec, where the long-lost treasure is presented as the highlight. In the meantime, the Canadian government has legally protected the diamond against claims from Europe. The 137-carat Florentine diamond is hundreds of years old and surrounded by mysteries and legends. The stone had been missing since th…

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The Florentine diamond, a 137-carat yellow stone that once belonged to the Medici, is for the first time… Florentine diamond on display in Quebec after a hundred years

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NOS broke the news in Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Saturday, September 5, 2026.
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