Happy Birthday to Archduchess Anna Gabriele of Austria, who turns 85 today! The Wrede Princess who is the last surviving daughter-in-law of the last Emperor and Empress of Austria-Hungary, Archduchess Anna-Gabriele has worn this striking antique Turquoise Parure for decades!
Archduchess Anna-Gabriele notably wore a striking antique Turquoise and Diamond Necklace with a pair of Turquoise Girandole Earrings for the Wedding Gala of her stepson, Archduke Karl Peter von Habsburg, and niece, Princess Alexandra von Wrede, at Schloss Ellingen in 1998. The origin of the jewels is unknown but as there are few remaining Habsburg Heirlooms, it is safe to assume the Parure comes from the Wrede Family.
A few years later, Archduchess Anna-Gabriele wore the Turquoise Girandole Earrings with a large Turquoise Brooch as a Choker for Archduke Otto’s 90th Birthday Gala in Vienna in 2002.
More recently, the Turquoise Girandole Earrings and Turquoise Choker were worn by Archduchess Anna-Gabriele for Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Theresa’s Silver Anniversary Gala in 2006.
Archduchess Anna-Gabriele’s Diamond Flower Tiara, which seems to have been the one she wore at her own Wedding in 1971, was loaned to her granddaughter, Princess Tatiana Galitzine, for her Wedding in 2017.
The crowning glory was her grandmother Archduchess Anna Maria Gabriela of Austria’s tiara, carried on a plane with her from Belgium. Equally for aesthetics and security purposes, the tiara was woven into a braid atop Tatiana’s head.
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