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Royal Jewels Pawned Across Nations and Courts
A sweeping survey traces how crowns and royal regalia from Portugal Hungary and the Ottoman Empire have been pledged or pawned to raise funds amid financial distress. It recalls Queen Marie of Naples King Milan of Serbia and others who used jewels and regalia as collateral, noting the political and personal consequences of debt and exile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Fireperh
Ruarty
Balancy
King Alfonso
Paris
Basilewski
Kitber
Palais de Castile
Alfonso
Queen Christina
Jules Grévy
The
Republic
Mont de Plété
Thous
Tng
Francis of
Naples
Tus
Gaeta
Alphonse Daudet
Livira
London
Frincis
Mare
Empress of
Austria
Duchess of
Alencon
Paria
Maximilian of
Bavaria
Austri
Ita
Francis
Italy
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Rome
Marie of Naples
Edward
Bot
Sedan
Christopher Teasdale
Mont de Piété
Prince of Wales
Homburg
Portugal
Russia
Great Britain
Carlos
Séndor
Milan
Serbia
Vienna
Jockey Chiy
Shaw
Francis Joseph
Belgrade
Lisbon
Germany
Sublime Porte
Sultan i Mehmed
Nin Alles
Berlin
Shah Ismail
Selim I
Persia
Constantinople
Seragio
Bourne
Champa Elysees
Manuel
Darios
Dom Carlos
Republicas
Labon
Meragalia
Padishah
Jharm
Rems
Flungary