The Sancy has one of the most interesting, most diverse, and most complicated stories verworrendsten all famous diamonds in Europe. It is a light yellow pear-shaped diamond weighing 55.23 ct. and a yellow and pink fluorescence. (See also yellow diamonds) He probably comes from India and is probably one of the first large diamonds, which was cut with symmetrical facets. The stone is also unusual because it has no pavilion but two crowns.
1477 was the diamond in a battle of its first known owner, Charles Bold, Duke of Burgundy lost. In 1570, purchased the diamond, the French ambassador in Constantinople Nicholas Harlai, Seigneur of Sancy, who was an avid collector of gems and jewels. This gave the diamond its name. Sancy got the ball to France, where Henry III., Who was very sensitive about his baldness, it borrowed, to decorate a small cap to hide his baldness. Sancy at that time was a prominent figure in the French court.
During the next reign, the Sancy was competent in charge of finance. Henry IV gave the diamonds as collateral for a substantial loan to hire soldiers to. A messenger was dispatched with the jewel but never reached his destination, because thieves had followed him. Since Sancy was certain that the man was loyal, he was looking for him. They found his body in his stomach and the diamonds.
1596 Sancy found themselves strapped for cash and sold the diamond to King James I of England. The stone remained in England until 1669. Charles I, son of James I, was beheaded. His widow, Henrietta Maria gave the diamonds to Somerset, the Earl of Worcester, through which the stone was coming back to the English Crown. Later, he had James II, but lost him in the disastrous Battle of the Boyne and fled to France. Although Louis XIV was a pleasant and generous host, but it was shabby, mournful kings in exile troublesome. In desperation, Jacob sold the diamonds the greedy king, who was known for his love of diamonds. Louis gave him 25,000, - $. This left a lasting impression on Jacob as to the value of the diamond in time of need
According to a story otherwise, the Sancy was sold under different circumstances. During the civil war he pledged Queen Henrietta Maria, together with further diamonds to the Duke of Epernon for 460.000, -. Livre In 1657, Cardinal Mazarin paid from the Duke, took the stones, with the approval of the Queen in his possession and bequeathed it Louis XIV
1792, at the beginning of the French Revolution, the Sancy and other famous gems were stolen from the royal treasury in Paris. He reappeared in 1828 and was sold by a French merchant to Prince Anatole Demidoff of Russia. The prince sold it in 1865 for 100,000, - $.
