Duchess Sophie von Württemberg, the eldest daughter of Duke Philipp von Württemberg and Duchess Marie Caroline of Bavaria will marry Maximilien d’Andigné in a religious ceremony at Schloss Tegernsee in Bavaria later today, and while she has worn a pearl and emerald choker that was a wedding gift from her grandparents at the civil wedding in Altshausen, she will have the the pick of the magnificent collections of two of the most prominent German Royal Families, and thus today, we will be taking a look at the Bavarian Royal Tiaras, after featuring the Württemberg Royal Tiaras yesterday.
Diamond and Pearl Tiara
One of the most important heirlooms of the House of Wittelsbach, the original Tiara with the briolette Diamonds was created by Jeweller Borgius in Paris using stones from the Wittelsbach Treasury in 1817 and was notably worn by Queen Therese of Bavaria for a portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler around 1826.
The original Tiara was reset by Munich Jeweller Kaspar Rieländer into this Eglantine Tiara for King Ludwig I In 1832.
The tiara is a diadem of rare interest, surmounted by trellis work, and containing 36 fine briolettes.
Forty-nine brilliants sparkled; floral sprays, exquisitely worked, a rose in the centre, and a drop brilliant forming a rosebud, made a pattern of lace in light.
In 1837, the upper portion of the Eglantine Tiara was was worn by Queen Amalia of Greece, a daughter-in-law of King Ludwig I and Queen Therese, for a portrait also by Joseph Karl Stieler. The Tiara must have returned to the main line of the Bavarian Royal Family after her death in 1875, like the Bavarian Lover’s Knot Tiara and her Amethyst Parure.
In 1931, the Eglantine Tiara was among the Jewels put on Auction by the House of Wittelsbach at Christie’s in London, selling for £7,000.
The Crown Jewels of Bavaria are to be sold by auction next month at Christie’s. The collection arrived from Munich.
A Diamond Tiara originally made in Paris by the Jeweller Borgius and reset for King Ludwig I In 1832 by the Munich Jeweller Kaspar Kielander.
The brilliant tiara, another Wittlesbach treasure, mounted by a Parisian jeweller in 1817, made women gasp when it was taken round the room. The Tiara was sold for £7,000.
However, by the mid-1950s, at least the bottom portion of the Tiara with the briolette Diamonds was back in the Bavarian Royal Family and topped with pear-shaped pearls, which now belongs to the Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds.
The new version of the Eglantine Tiara was worn by Princess Gabriele of Bavaria for the Ball held to celebrate her Wedding to the Prince of Waldburg-Zeil in 1957.
The Duchess of Bavaria, the mother of Princess Gabriele, notably wore the Eglantine Tiara for the Wedding Ball of King Baudouin of Belgium and Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón at the Royal Palace of Brussels in 1960 and also to a Ball at Schloss Nymphenburg in the 1950s.
Next, Princess Elisabeth, Duchess in Bavaria wore the Eglantine Tiara with her Diamond Bow Brooch for the Wedding Ball of Duke Philipp of Württemberg and her daughter, Duchess Marie-Caroline in Bavaria, at Schloss Nymphenburg in 1991.
The Duchess in Bavaria also notably wore the Eglantine Tiara for the Wedding Ball of her eldest daughter, Duchess Sophie, and Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein in 1993.
More recently, the Eglantine Tiara was worn by the Duchess for the Wedding Ball of her daughter, Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria, and Daniel Terberger in 2004, and since it has not been loaned to her daughters like the other heirloom Tiaras, we await a grand event where the Tiara will reappear.
While the historic Bavarian Lover’s Knot Tiara and Queen Therese’s Ruby and Spinal Parure remain in the possession of the House of Wittelsbach, they are on display at Munich’s Residenz, the former Royal Palace that is now a Museum, this makes the the Eglantine Tiara the most important heirloom that continues to be worn.
Pearl and Diamond Floral Tiara
This striking Pearl and Diamond Floral Tiara seems to originate from Queen Marie Therese of Bavaria and was worn by her in several portraits and photographs.
Duchess Elisabeth wore the Pearl and Diamond Floral Tiara for the Wedding Ball of Duke Philipp of Württemberg and her daughter, Duchess Marie-Caroline in Bavaria, at Schloss Tegernsee in 1991.
Duchess Sophie in Bavaria wore the Pearl and Diamond Floral Tiara for her Wedding Ball to Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein at Schloss Nymphenburg in 1993.
Duchess Elisabeth most notably wore Queen Marie Therese’s Pearl and Diamond Floral Tiara at the 50th Birthday of King Carl Gustaf of Sweden in 1996 as well as a Ball in the 1990s.
Queen Marie Therese’s Pearl and Diamond Floral Tiara was worn by Duchess Marie-Caroline in Bavaria, Duchess of Württemberg for the Wedding Ball of her sister, Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria, in 2004 and the Wedding of Prince Manuel of Bavaria and Princess Anna of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in 2005.
These days, the Pearl and Diamond Floral Tiara is usually worn by Duchess Elisabeth, who has notably worn it for the Wedding of the Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe in 2021, the Wedding Ball of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria in 2023, and the Wedding of Hereditary Prince Ludwig zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg in 2023.
Douglas Floral Tiara
Composed of diamond daisies surrounded by diamond berries and leaves, the Tiara was made by an unidentified French Jeweller at some point in the nineteenth century, originating from the Swedish-German branch of Clan Douglas, currently owned by Princess Elisabeth, Duchess in Bavaria, who was born Countess Elisabeth Douglas in Sweden.
The Tiara no doubt originates from the Douglas Family as it was worn by Countess Ottora Douglas, the mother of the Duchess in Bavaria, for the Wedding Ball of Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and her granddaughter, Duchess Sophie in Bavaria, at Schloss Nymphenburg 1993.
The Tiara had already been worn by Duchess Marie-Caroline in Bavaria, the younger sister of Hereditary Princess Sophie, fro her Wedding to Duke Philipp of Württemberg in 1991.
In 1993, the Douglas Floral Tiara was famously worn by Duchess Sophie in Bavaria to marry Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein in Vaduz on this day 30 years ago.
After Countess Ottora’s death in 2001, the Douglas Floral Tiara was inherited by her daughter, Princess Elisabeth, Duchess in Bavaria, who wore the tiara for the Wedding of Prince Manuel of Bavaria and Princess Anna of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in 2005 and also wore the piece as a massive corsage at the Wedding of the Prince of Prussia and Princess Sophie of Isenburg in 2011.
In 2004, the Tiara was worn by Duchess Elisabeth, the fourth daughter of the Duke and Duchess in Bavaria, for her wedding to Daniel Terberger.
The Douglas Floral Tiara was also worn by Duchess Maria Ana, the younger daughter, for her first marriage, to Klaus Runow, in 2007.
The Douglas Floral Tiara has also been worn by Countess Rosita Douglas-Stjernorp, the former Duchess of Marlborough and sister of the Duchess in Bavaria, following her divorce.
Princess Elisabeth, the Duchess in Bavaria has made the Douglas Floral Tiara her primary jewel in recently years, in contrast to the heirloom Bavarian Royal Tiaras, wearing it for King Carl XVI Gustaf’s 70th Birthday in 2016, and also the Wedding Ball of her granddaughter, Duchess Sophie of Württemberg, in 2018.
Most recently, the Douglas Floral Tiara was worn by Duchess Marie-Caroline in Bavaria, Duchess Philipp of Württemberg for the Wedding Ball of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria at Schloss Schleißheim in May. There is no doubt we will continue to see this spectacular Heirloom for years to come!
Diamond Rosette Tiara
The Wittelsbach Family also own this Diamond Rosette Tiara with Diamond Fleur-se-Lys, which was worn by Duchess Marie Caroline of Bavaria at her Wedding Ball to Duke Philipp of Württemberg at Schloss Nymphenburg in 1991.
Over a decade later, the Diamond Rosette Tiara was worn by Duchess Elisabeth for her Wedding Ball with and Daniel Terberger at Schloss Nymphenburg in 2004.
Eglantine Tiara
Pearl and Diamond Floral Tiara
Douglas Floral Tiara
Diamond Rosette Tiara
Bavarian Sapphire Floral Tiara
Bavarian Sunburst Tiara
Bavarian Lover’s Knot Tiara
Bavarian Ruby Tiara
Habsburg Fringe Tiara
Kinsky Tiara
Douglas Floral Tiara
Sapphire Suite
Diamond Earrings
Bavarian Diamond Bow Brooch
Habsburg Fringe Tiara
Kinsky Tiara
Sapphire Necklace Tiara
Diamond Earrings
Sapphire Parure
Baden Ruby Tiara
Diamond Floral Tiara
Meander Kokoshnik Tiara
Princess Margarita’s Diamond Tiara
Princess Margarita’s Turquoise Tiara
Grand Duchess Hilda’s Diamond Tiara
Grand Duchess Hilda’s Diamond Floral Tiara
Baden Palmette Tiara
Diamond Floral Tiara
Baden Diamond Rose Brooch
Antique Corsage Tiara
Pink Topaz Parure
Bismarck Tiara
Bavarian Sunburst Tiara
Bavarian Amethyst Parure
Prussian Meander Tiara
Prussian Sapphire Parure
Fabergé Tiara
Prussian Ruby Parure
Sapphire and Pearl Brooch
Hanoverian Floral Tiara
Brunswick Tiara
Hannover Diamond Necklace Tiara
Prussian Diamond Tiara
Queen Charlotte’s Nuptial Crown
Hanoverian Crown Pearls
Sapphire Tiara
Diamond Scroll Tiara
Württemberg Diamond Tiara
Ruby Tiara
Emerald Floral Tiara
Baden Sunburst Tiara
Baden Ruby Laurel Wreath Tiara
Thurn und Taxis Sapphire Tiara 
Emerald Tiara
Emerald and Ruby Choker
Diamond Flower Tiara
Diamond and Pearl Tiara
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A historic Tiara, derived from Queen Caroline’s Eglantine Tiara from 1832, belonging to the Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds, which was sold at auction 1931 but the bottom portion acquired back by 1957, it was worn by Princess Gabriele of Bavaria ahead of her Wedding to the Prince of Waldburg-Zeil, and is now worn by Princess Elisabeth, Duchess in Bavaria (née Countess Elisabeth Douglas), who has worn the piece for the grandest events including the Pre-Wedding Ball os her eldest daughter, Duchess Sophie, and Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein in 1993 and the Wedding Ball of Duchess Sophie’s parents in 1991.
Pearl and Diamond Floral Tiara
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Originating from Queen Marie Therese of Bavaria, the Bavarian Pearl and Diamond Floral Tiara was worn by Princess Elisabeth at the 50th Birthday of King Carl Gustaf of Sweden, Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein at her Pre-Wedding Ball in 1993, and by Duchess Marie Caroline.
Douglas Floral Tiara
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A Douglas Heirloom worn by Princess Elisabeth, Duchess in Bavaria (née Countess Elisabeth Douglas) at her wedding, and by all of daughters, including Duchess Sophie at her 1993 wedding to Hereditary Prince Alois, as well as her sister, Rosita, Duchess of Marlborough. Most recently worn at King Carl Gustaf’s 70th Birthday Ball, the Tiara is the most prominent choice for Duchess Sophie at her Wedding.
Diamond Rosette Tiara
The Wittelsbach Family also own this Diamond Rosette Tiara, which was worn by Duchess Sophie’s mother, Duchess Marie Caroline of Bavaria at her wedding Ball in 1991, and has also been worn by her sister, Duchess Elisabeth.
