It’s been worn by kings and queens, swiped by jewel thieves, and was once feared lost in a ship-wreck, but the Hope Diamond is best known for its history of unhappy owners. King Louis XVI lost his head in the French Revolution. More than a hundred years later, a woman who wore the diamond became convinced it was cursed after her husband, eldest son, and daughter all died. She refused to sell the stone for fear of passing along the curse, and it was later donated to the Smithsonian Institution.
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