#french aristocracy

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it’s actually a miracle that no one has ever written a French Wars of Religion jegulus au fic.

hear me out, hear me out;

It’s the 1500’s. The French monarchy is desperately trying to keep themselves and the Catholic Church superior to the Protestant faith, specifically the Huguenots. King Henry II of France (Orion) dies unexpectedly, leaving the throne to an eleven year old Henry III (Regulus), after the death of his brother. Too young to take the throne, Catherine de Medici (Walburga) takes over the throne and commits a LOT of violent crimes. The other brother, the Duke of Aleçnon (Sirius) abandons the whole monarchy and joins a group of Protestant Rebels called The Malcontents (tell me that isn’t the closest thing to Marauders you have EVER HEARD). Part of this group is Henry of Navarre (James) a protestant aristocrat attempting to take the throne and promote religious freedom. They call him the Good King Henry (something that SCREAMS James Potter).

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Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725-1805) Le chapeau blanc, c.1780 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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PROPERTY OF A ROYAL FAMILY - 19TH CENTURY SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND PARURE

IMPORTANT 19TH CENTURY SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND CROWN

Octagonal step-cut and oval-shaped sapphires, varied old-cut diamonds, gold, 1840s, 45.3 cm, brown fitted case

EARLY 19TH CENTURY IMPORTANT SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND TIARA

Octagonal step-cut and oval-shaped sapphires, rose and old-cut diamonds, gold, circa 1800, 49.0 cm, black fitted case

TWO EARLY 19TH CENTURY SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND PENDANTS

Oval-shaped sapphire, old-cut diamonds, gold, circa 1800, 3.6 cm

Octagonal step-cut sapphire, old-cut diamonds, gold, circa 1800, 3.2 cm

TWO EARLY 19TH CENTURY SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND BROOCHES

Oval-shaped sapphire, old-cut diamonds, gold, circa 1800, 3.7 cm

Octagonal step-cut sapphire, rose and old-cut diamonds, gold, circa 1800, 3.6 cm

EARLY 19TH CENTURY SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND EARRINGS

Pear and cushion-shaped sapphires, old-cut diamonds, gold, circa 1800, 4.4 cm

EARLY 19TH CENTURY SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND BRACELET

Octagonal step-cut sapphires, old-cut diamonds, gold, circa 1800, 17.5 cm

EARLY 19TH CENTURY SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND RING

Octagonal step-cut sapphire, single and old-cut diamonds, gold, circa 1800, ring size 6 ½

EARLY 19TH CENTURY SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND NECKLACE

Octagonal step-cut sapphires, rose and old-cut diamond, gold, circa 1800, 40.5 cm, black fitted case

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[tiaramania]

TIARA ALERT: Pélagie de Mac Mahon wore a diamond tiara for her wedding to Prince Amaury of Bourbon-Parma at Autun Cathedral in Autun, France on 8 July 2023.

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Cuts and styles from the 1920s but with fabrics and patterns from the 1780s French Aristocracy.

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[raquel-lopez]

꧁ "This, Madame, is Versailles" ꧂

⚜️♕⚜️

Vídeo de ©Antoine

Música del vídeo, Las cuatro estaciones. Invierno.... Antonio Vivaldi

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Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-1873) "Mélanie Renouard de Bussière, Countess Edmond de Pourtalès" (1857) Oil on canvas Mélanie, Countess of Pourtalès (1836-1914), was a Parisian socialite known for her beauty, elegance, and hosting one of the most fashionable Salons in Paris.

[dreamconsumer]

Gabrielle de Bourbon (1447-1516), princesse de Talmont.

[septembergold]

Portrait of Monsieur de Lavoisier and his Wife, chemist Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze (1788), Metropolitan Museum of Art:

-De Lavoisier was central to the 18th-century chemical revolution and greatly influenced the history of chemistry and biology.

-He recognized and named oxygen (1778) and hydrogen (1783) & wrote the law of conservation of mass in 1783.

-Lavoisier helped construct the metric system, wrote the first extensive list of elements, and helped to reform chemical nomenclature. 

-He predicted the existence of silicon (1787) and discovered that, although matter may change its form or shape, its mass always remains the same.

- At the height of the French Revolution, he was charged with tax fraud and selling adulterated tobacco, and was guillotined.

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Portrait de Nicole de Lorraine (1608-1657), duchesse de Lorraine et de Bar. Artiste inconnu.

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François Flameng (1856 - 1923): Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna (details)

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Henri-Guillaume Schlesinger (French, 1814-1893) Ce n'est pas moi, 1872

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[1.03.2023] moodboard

[tiaramania]

TIARA ALERT: Princess Charlotte of Bourbon Parma wore a diamond meander tiara for her wedding to Javier Valladares Urruela at St. Aubin’s Church in Tourouvre au Perche, France on 25 June 2022.

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Altered Art Painting. "Portrait of the Countess Lily de Roussy de Sales" (1888) by Carolus-Duran (1837-1917), French painter.

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