Schmuck der Kaiserin
Friedrich | Hohenzollern-Preussen
Das große Ereignis dieses Jahres war die Hochzeit der Prinzeß
Royal am 25. Januar 1858. Viele Fürstlichkeiten hatten sich zu
dem Hochzeitsfeste eingefunden und hatten zahlreiche und kostbare Geschenke
mitgebracht. Die Gabe der Königin und des Prinz-Gemahls bestand
aus drei schönen Kandelabern, das Geschenk des Bräutigams
an die Braut aus einer prächtigen Halskette aus großen Perlen.
Am Tage vor der Hochzeit gab die Prinzessin ihrer Mutter eine Brosche
mit ihrem Haar und nachdem sie die Königin in ihre Arme, geschlossen
hatte, sagte sie: "Ich hoffe, daß ich wert bin, Dein Kind
zu sein".
Die Trauung der Prinzeß Royal mit dem Prinzen Friedrich Wilhelm
von Preußen. Die Königin Victoria beschrieb die Vorgänge
bei der Hochzeit mit folgenden Worten:
"Im Augenblick, als der Hochzeitszug den Palast verließ,
um sich nach der Kapelle zu begeben, schien die Sonne hell. Albert und
Onkel (König Leopold von Belgien), in Feldmarschalluniform mit
Marschallstäben, und die beiden ältesten Knaben gingen zuerst,
dann die drei Mädchen in rosa Seide mit Spitzen besetzt, Alice
mit einem Kranz und die beiden andern mit Sträußen von Kornblumen
und Margueriten in ihrem Haar. Dann folgten die vier Knaben in Hochland-Anzügen.
Die Halle voller Menschen, das Schmettern der Trompeten und das
Hochrufen von Tausenden ließ mein Herz sinken. Vicky saß
mir im Wagen gegenüber. Im St. James-Palast führte ich sie
in ein hübsch geschmücktes Ankleidezimmer, wo Onkel, Albert
und die 8 Brautjungfern waren, welche, in weißem Tüll mit
Kränzen und Sträußen von weißen Rosen und weißem
Heidekraut, ganz reizend aussahen.
Alle fremden Fürstlichkeiten, Prinz Wilhelm (spätere Kaiser
Wilhelm I.) und Prinz Albrecht von Preußen waren schon in der
Kapelle. Dann wurde der Hochzeitszug geordnet.
Mama (die Herzogin von Kent) vor mir, ich mit meinen zwei kleinen Söhnen
an jeder Seite, und die drei Mädchen dahinter, dann Lord Palmerston
mit dem Staatsschwert, zuletzt Bertie und Alfred. Die Wirkung war sehr
feierlich und eindrucksvoll, die Kapelle sah sehr imposant aus, der
Erzbischof am Altar, und auf jeder Seite die Königlichen Gäste
Die Trommeln und Trompeten spielten Märsche und die Orgel spielte,
als der Zug Sich näherte und eintrat. Fritz, der Bräutigam,
der am heutigen Tage Generalmajor geworden war, sah blaß und sehr
aufgeregt aus, aber er benahm sich mit der größten Selbstbeherrschung,
sich vor uns verbeugend und dann sehr andächtig niederknieend.
Dann kam der Zug der Braut und unsere herzige Blume sah sehr rührend
und lieblich aus, mit einem so unschuldigen, vertrauensvollen und ernsten
Ausdruck. Sie ging zwischen ihrem geliebten Vater und dem Onkel Leopold."
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…the queen led the young couple into a large drawing room to survey
their wedding presents.
Fritz had brought his bride a necklace of diamonds and turquoise, and
his parents had presented her with a string of thirty-six “enormous”
pearls, valued by the newspapers at 5.000. (…)
For Vicky there was also a diamond diadem from the King and Queen of
Prussia;
(“a lofty open coronet of diamonds, the design of which, with its
thin spires of brilliants and open shell work between, probably one
of the most chaste and graceful that has ever been executed.”)
a dressing case in gold and coral from her grandmother the duchess of
Kent;
Brussels lace from Uncle Leopold;
a diamond “corsage” to be worn as a necklace or head ornament,
along with three extra diamond clusters from the Queen;
a bracelet and pendant in large emeralds and diamonds from her father;
a “parure” of opals and diamonds from both her parents;
and from each of her four sisters a brooch of the same pattern worked
in different stones – diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds.
The following information comes from The Times, Jan 27 page 8, Issue
22901
the Princess Royal’s wedding presents, including the jewellery,
were displayed in one of the state rooms of Buckingham Palace for review
by the press and other selected individuals
many of the gifts “. . . were left without anything to indicate
the quarter whence they came and the only information beyond the name
of the person who gave it which it was in any case possible to obtain
was the cost price of almost every article exhibited, and whether it
was silver gilt, or only gilt on “metal.”
“Most of the articles, however, were ticketed with the name of
the illustrious individual from who they came, so that a catalogue raisonné
could be formed which we append, only as a general rule withholding
the price list.”
Royal gifts:
“a lofty open coronet of diamonds, the design of which, with its
thin spires of brilliants and open shell work between, probably one
of the most chaste and graceful that has ever been executed.” (King
and Queen of Prussia)
“a broad diamond necklace, with a treble row of the most brilliant
drops and long pointed terminals. . . “ (Queen Victoria)
“. . . three massive brooches, somewhat in the style and size of
the Scotch plaid brooch, but which, instead of having an open circlet
in the middle, are in each case filled with a noble pearl of the very
largest size and purity of colour.” (Queen Victoria)
“. . . a superb bracelet of brilliants, and emeralds , which is
beautiful both in design and execution, and is all together a most costly
present. This has additional interest in the eyes of visitors from its
being one of the bracelets which the young bride wore at the Chapel
Royal on Monday last.” (Prince Consort)
“. . . a suite of earrings, brooch, and necklace of opals and diamonds;
but the opals, in play of colour and iridescence, are superior to any
we have yet seen, and the design of the settings is quite in keeping
with the exquisite beauty of the stones they enclose.” (Prince
of Wales)
“But the present of the bridegroom is perhaps the most costly,
though in appearance the most simple of any. It is a necklace of pearls,
and our readers may easily judge of their value when we say that the
necklace, though full sized, only requires 36 to complete the entire
circle, which graduates in size from the centre, tapering less and less
in size of jewels as it approaches each end. The three centre pearls
in this superb circlet are said to be of great value.” (Prince
Frederick William)
“. . . a stomacher brooch of brilliants. The stones in this superb
ornament are large and of the purest water, and the setting and design
are exquisite.“ (Princess of Prussia), Vicky’s mother-in-law
I take that to mean Princess Augusta, mother of the groom.
“. . . a magnificent necklace, with pendants of exquisite design.
It is composed of pure brilliants and turquoises, and is called, from
the size, rarity, and value of the latter gems, the turquoise necklace.’
(Prince of Prussia) Vicky’s father-in-law
“. . . a small, but beautifully formed brooch of pearls. . . “
(Princess Alice)
“. . . the Princesses Helena, Louisa (sic),Victoria(sic) give a
massive stud brooch or button, similar in shape to those in diamond
and pearl of the Queen’s gifts . . . These brooches are of massive
gold, ornamented with pearls and emeralds, pearls and rubies, and pearls
and sapphires.” (Princesses Helena, Louise and Beatrice)
“. . . a noble bracelet of diamonds and opals” (Duchess of
Cambridge)
“ . . . a magnificent bracelet of rubies, diamonds and emeralds”
(Duchess of Saxe-Weimar
“. . . plain gold bracelets with enamel miniatures of the givers
on each” (Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg; Vicky’s aunt and
uncle)
gifts from others
“ . . . a diamond and emerald bracelet” worn on the bride’s
left arm. “ . . . a splendid present, and probably equal in value
to the Prince’s is much inferior to it in design, and still more
so in the manner in which it is set.” (Gentlemen of the Royal Household)
From the Illustrated London News No. 902. Vol XXXII, Feb. 6, 1858, page
132
“The opals are stated in the Morning Post to have been the present
of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the emeralds of His Royal
Highness the Prince Consort.” “…magnificent Opal and
Diamond suite . . . composed of jewels of the very finest quality procurable,
and set in the slightest possible manner, to show the beauties of this
splendid gem. The suite consists of necklace, earrings and a brooch,
forming also a bracelet centre. The pendants on either side of the centre
opal are five large diamonds.” The opal suite and the emerald suite
were manufactured by Mr. J. Turner of New-bond Street.
a diamond “corsage” with three additional ornaments to be
worn either as a necklace or head ornament (from Queen Victoria),
a bracelet and pendant of enormous emeralds and diamonds “The gems
are of unusually fine quality and fine size.” (from the Prince
Consort)
As usual, there are contradictory reports of who gave what. I have not
been able to find in The Times an official list of presents given to
the young couple issued by the Royal Household.
source:An Uncommon Woman – The Empress Frederick
Hannah Pakula
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Hochzeit Vicky| Wedding Victoria Princess Royal
Hochzeitsgeschenke an Victoria
Princess Royal| Marriage gifts and Weddinglist
Kaiserin Friedrichs Muschel Diadem | Shell-diamond-tiara
Lapisarmband und Diamant-Diadem | Lapislazuli-bracelet and diamond tiara
Kaiserin Friedrichs grosse Perlenkette| Empress Frederick´s Pearls
Schmuck der Kaiserin Friedrich | Jewels of Empress Frederick
Schmuck und Juwelen des Hauses Hohenzollern -
Preussen |
Jewellery and Treasures of Prussian Kings and Queens
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