Today marks the 125th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Maria of Yugoslavia, who was born on this day in 1900! The Romanian Princess who married the first Yugoslavian King who was assassinated and became the mother of the last King of Yugoslavia before spending decades in exile in the United Kingdom, Queen Maria lived a fascinating life, and possessed an magnificent Jewellery Collection!

Emerald Tiara

Origin: Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia to her niece, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlova, who sold it to King Alexander I of Yugoslavia in 1922

Notable Appearances: Numerous Official Portraits and the Coronation of her parents, King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania in 1922

Fate: Taken by her son, King Peter of Yugoslavia, in 1944, and later sold to Van Cleef & Arpels in the 1950s, where it remains

Fringe Tiara

Origin: From her grandmother, Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg und Gotha and Edinburgh, left to Princess Beatrice, Duchess of Galliera, who sold it to her sister, Queen Marie of Romania, and was in turn inherited by her daughter, Queen Marie of Yugoslavia.

Notable Appearances: Portraits in 1960

Fate: Sold it at Sotheby’s to art dealer Levy-Cohen in 1960. Now unknown.

Gold Tiara

Origin: Reportedly made for Queen Marie of Romania in late 1910s, who gave it as a Wedding Gift to her daughter, Queen Marie of Yugoslavia.

Notable Appearances: Official Portraits in the 1920s

Fate: The Yugoslavian Royal Mausoleum in Oplenac

Cartier Diamond Eagle

Origin: A Gift from King Alexander I of Yugoslavia

Notable Appearances: The Wedding of her younger sister, Princess Ileana of Romania, to Archduke Anton of Austria in 1931 and Portraits in 1960

Fate: Sold for 2,450 to ‘Lublines’ at Sotheby’s in 1960

Emerald Tiara

Fringe Tiara

Gold Tiara

Cartier Diamond Eagle

Vladimir Sapphire Kokoshnik