历经坎坷的法国国宝：稀世珍品难逃命运魔咒

　　如果说欧洲各国皇室就是一个个收藏奢华珠宝的宝库，相信没人会反对，那些珠宝昭示着他们曾经的权利、地位和财富。不过有这么一颗钻石画风略有不同，虽然贵为法国国宝，但它从被发现之时起就历经坎坷，它的几任主人也都经历不幸，就连福大命大的拿破仑也没能打破“魔咒”，这不禁让人怀疑它被厄运“附体”。今天就让小编为你揭开名钻“摄政王”的身世之谜。

　　发现者：发现名钻怎么办？只能冒险一试了

　　摄政王钻石的传奇经历，开始于1698年印度安得拉邦的贡特尔地区的科鲁尔矿，一名在钻石矿干活的印度奴隶发现了一颗巨大的钻石，原石重达410克拉。为了将钻石带出矿山，这名奴隶将自己的大腿割伤，形成一个比较大的创口，并将钻石藏于其中，骗过了奴隶主逃了出来。

　　被切磨后的摄政王钻石

　　不过要想让这枚钻石为自己带来好处，这还只是第一步。这名奴隶向一名英国船长说出了自己的秘密，并请求船长将他带到一个自由的过渡，作为回报，他会将钻石以半价卖给船长。船长表面上答应了他的要求，但是贪婪是魔鬼，就在船行至半路时，船长偷走了钻石并将奴隶抛入了大海。

　　摄政王钻石

　　后来船长以1000英镑的价格将这颗钻石卖给了一位叫做杰姆村德的印度钻石商。1701年，马德拉斯的英国总督托马斯·皮特以2.04万英镑的价格买下了这颗钻石，并把它命名为“皮特钻石”（The Pitt Diamond），而总督也因为这颗巨钻，被称为“钻石皮特”（Diamond Pitt）。

　　“钻石皮特”托马斯·皮特

　　1702年，托马斯·皮特将这颗钻石藏在长子罗伯特的鞋跟中，跟随商船“贝德福特号”被运回伦敦，在伦敦由珠宝匠约瑟夫·库帕进行切磨，钻石的重量也由410克拉减少至400.5克拉，并且花费了5000英镑，这在当时可是一笔巨款。又过了两年，皮特钻石再次被切磨，并被加工成若干颗钻石，其中最大的一颗重140.64克拉，被加工成老式的枕型切工，从正面看好像一面盾牌，很是威风，这就是今天我们看到的摄政王钻石的形态。而其他的小钻，据说有一些被卖给了俄国彼得大帝。

　　摄政王钻石四面示意图

　　彼得大帝

　　虽然拥有这样的名贵钻石，可是“钻石皮特”过得可是一点儿也不轻松，一方面他担心钻石会被盗，经常将它随身携带，还经常变换住地或乔装打扮。另一方面，作为一名商人，他也想将这块“烫手山芋”赶快出手，无奈钻石价格太高，鲜少有人问津。就这样，他也被钻石折磨的疲惫不堪。

　　法国皇室：我是土豪就要买名钻！厄运？不信这个邪！

　　这颗价格昂贵到令欧洲众多皇室望而却步的皮特钻石，终于在1717年迎来了它的新主人。法国国王路易十四死后，他5岁的曾孙登上了王位，史称路易十五，并由奥尔良公爵伊沙克·阿本戴纳担当摄政王，史称腓力二世。为了显示自己的权势，这位财大气粗的摄政王豪掷13.5万英镑买下了皮特钻石，并将其改名为“摄政王钻石”，从此这颗名钻就开始了它与法国皇室的一段奇缘，并成为法国最重要的皇室珠宝之一。

　　摄政王腓力二世

　　路易十五去世后，将王位传给了孙子，史称路易十六。1772年，在路易十六的加冕典礼上，摄政王钻石被镶嵌在路易十五传给他的王冠上，而他那位以奢靡生活著称、被称为“赤字皇后”的玛丽·安托瓦内特王后，也曾几次将摄政王钻石镶嵌在帽饰上。

　　路易十六

　　路易十五的王冠

来源：光明网

The ups and downs of the French national treasure: escape the fate of rare treasures spell
If European royalty is a treasure house for collecting luxury jewelry, I believe no one will object. Those jewels show their rights, status and wealth. But there is such a diamond style is slightly different, although expensive for the French national treasure, but it was found from the moment of ups and downs, it's a few owners have also experienced misfortune, even the great blessing of lucky Napoleon has failed to break the "Curse", it can not help but suspect that it is possessed of doom". Today, let the little editor open the mystery of the name of the "King Regent".
Discoverer: how do you find out the name drill? Can only take a chance to try
Regent diamond legend began in 1698 in India region of Andhra Pradesh's tribute to the Ruhr mine, a work in the diamond mines of India slave found a big diamond, 410 carat stone. In order to bring the diamond out of the mine, the slave cut his thigh, forming a larger wound and hiding the diamonds, and deceived the slave owners.
Regent Wang Zuanshi after being cut and worn
Regent Wang Zuanshi after being cut and worn
But to make this diamond good for yourself, it's just the first step. The slave told his secret to a British captain and asked the captain to bring him to a free transition. In return, he would sell the diamonds to the captain at half price. The captain promised his request on the surface, but greed was the devil. As the boat went halfway, the captain stole the diamond and threw the slave into the sea.
Regent Diamond
Regent Diamond
Later, the captain sold the diamond to a India diamond dealer named Jim village for 1000 pounds. In 1701, Thomas Peter, the British governor of Madras, bought the diamond at the price of 20 thousand and 400 pounds, and named it "The Pitt Diamond", and the governor was also known as "Diamond Pitt" (Diamond Pitt) because of this giant drill.
"Diamond Pitt" Thomas Peter
"Diamond Pitt" Thomas Peter
In 1702, Thomas Peter will be the diamond hidden in the heel of the eldest son of Robert, "Bader Ford" following the merchant ships were returned to London, in London by jeweler Joseph Coop cut, also made of 410 carat diamond weight reduced to 400.5 carats, and spent 5000 pounds, but this is a large sum of money at the time. Two years later, Pitt was again cut, and processed into a number of diamond, the largest of which 140.64 carats, processed into pillow cut old fashioned, like a shield from the front, it is awe inspiring, this is what we see today the Regent diamond shape. While other gems, is said to have some was sold to the Russian emperor Peter.
The four sides of the Regent diamond
The four sides of the Regent diamond
Peter the great
Peter the great
Although there is such a precious diamond, but "Diamond Pete" had a little but not easy, on the one hand he worried that the diamond will be stolen, it will often carry, also often change residence or in disguise. On the other hand, as a businessman, he also wants to put this "hot potato" quickly, but the price of diamonds is too high and few people ask for it. In this way, he was also tortured by diamonds.
French royal family: I'm a tyrant and I want to buy a diamond! Bad luck? Do not believe this evil!
The pricey Pitt diamond, which was daunting to many European royals, finally came to its new owner in 1717. The king of France after the death of Louis Xiv, his 5 year old son on the throne, known as Louis fifteen, and by Duke Orlean Ishak Abendana as regent, known as philip. In order to show their power, the rich and powerful Regent Wang Hao threw 135 thousand pounds to buy the Peter Diamond, and renamed the "Regent diamond", from which the diamond began it with a French Royal Romance, and become the most important one of the French crown jewels.
Philip II
Philip II
After the death of Louis fifteen, he passed the throne to his grandson, and the history called Louis sixteen. In 1772, sixteen of Louis's coronation, Regent diamond was embedded in the Louis fifteen pass to his crown, and to his extravagant life, is called "Red Queen" Queen Mary Antoinette, also had several times the Regent diamond inlaid in the hat.
Louis sixteen
Louis sixteen
The crown of Louis fifteen
The crown of Louis fifteen