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1. scihi.org › madame-du-barryEncore un Moment – The Life of Madame Du Barry | SciHi Blog

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   Apr 22, 2019 · Madame Du Barry (1743 – 1793), portrait by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun in 1781. On April 22, 1769, Jeanne Bécu, comtesse du Barry, better known as Madame du Barry, was introduced at the French court. Originally being only a seamstress, Madame du Barry should become Maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XV of France and the most powerful woman in France.

2. www.historyofroyalwomen.com › the-year-of-marieThe Affair of the Diamond Necklace - History of Royal Women

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   Jan 21, 2023 · The necklace in question was commissioned by King Louis XV of France, who was Marie Antoinette’s grandfather-in-law, in 1772, probably for his mistress, Madame du Barry. The necklace cost approximately 2 million lives and was made by jewellers Charles Auguste Boehmer and Paul Bassange. It consisted of 647 diamonds with a weight of 2800 carats.

3. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Affair_of_the_DiamondAffair of the Diamond Necklace - Simple English Wikipedia ...

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   In 1772, Louis XV of France decided to make Madame du Barry, with whom he was in love with, a special gift at the cost of 2,000,000 livres (about $15.1 million in 2020 USD). He wanted Parisian jewelers Charles Auguste Boehmer and Paul Bassange to create a diamond necklace that would be the greatest necklace ever made. Event

4. www.tatler.com › article › lupin-netflix-diamondLupin: Inside the affair of the diamond necklace ... - Tatler

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   Feb 16, 2021 · Well, the necklace in question was commissioned by Louis XV, who had it made for his lover Madame du Barry but died before he could see it finished. Set with an astonishing 647 diamonds, it was extravagant even by royal standards and was worth close to two million livres (around £15 million today).

5. www.liquisearch.com › madame_du_barry › the_diamondMadame Du Barry - The Diamond Necklace - LiquiSearch

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   The Diamond Necklace. In 1772, the infatuated Louis XV requested that Parisian jewellers Boehmer & Bassenge create an elaborate and spectacular jeweled necklace for du Barry, one that would surpass all known others in grandeur, at an estimated cost of two million livres. The necklace, still not completed nor paid for when Louis XV died, would ...

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Affair_of_the_NecklaceThe Affair of the Necklace - Wikipedia

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   King Louis XV had commissioned Parisian jewellers Boehmer & Bassenge to create an opulent 2,800-carat (560 g), 647-diamond necklace to present to his mistress Madame du Barry, but the king died before it was completed. Hoping to recover the high cost of the necklace, its creators try to persuade Queen Marie Antoinette to purchase it.

7. www.marie-antoinette.org › articles › diamondnecklaceThe Diamond Necklace Affair @ Marie Antoinette Online

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   Jan 10, 2009 · It cost 1,600,000 lives. Perhaps in today’s currency, this is the equivalent of $100 million. The jeweller Charles Bohmer had the beautiful necklace made for Madame du Barry. But Louis XV died, du Barry was banished from court, and Bohmer placed his hopes on the new Queen to purchase the necklace.