The items stolen from the Louvre






Empress Eugenie's Bow Brooch
Photo by Moniek Bloks

The items stolen from the Louvre used to belong to several royal women.

A total of ten items were stolen, of which two were later recovered. One of these was the Crown of Empress Eugénie, which was found damaged.

crown of empress eugenie
Photo by Moniek Bloks

The other items stolen were:

A tiara and brooch belonging to Empress Eugénie

Empress Eugenie's Pearl Tiara
Photo by Moniek Bloks

 

Empress Eugenie's Bow Brooch
Photo by Moniek Bloks

 

An emerald necklace and a pair of emerald earrings belonging to Empress Marie Louise

A tiara, necklace and single earring from the sapphire set that belonged to Queen Maria Amelia and Queen Hortense

sapphire parure
owensdt1 – CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

A brooch known as the reliquary brooch, which belonged to Empress Eugénie

Wally Gobetz via Flickr – CC BY-NC-ND 2.0






About Moniek Bloks 3167 Articles
My name is Moniek and I am from the Netherlands. I began this website in 2013 because I wanted to share these women's amazing stories.

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