Ancona Tiara

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Happy Birthday to Princess Camilla of the Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro, who turns 47 today! An Italian Heiress married to a Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies who is quite active on the European Social Circuit, the Duchess attends quite a few glittering events. To mark her birthday today, we are taking a look at the glittering Ancona Tiara, a royal tiara that was sold at auction and has remained in the same royal family.

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But first lets learn about the Princess Camilla of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro! Born Camilla Crociani, the daughter of Italian industrialist Camillo Crociani and Edoarda Vesel, she was born in Rome and grew up in Switzerland, France and Mexico, studying at the Marymount High School in New York and at New York University. In 1998, she married Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro, head of the Royal House of the Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Grand Master of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George. The couple have two daughters, Princess Maria Carolina, Duchess of Calabria and Palermo, and Princess Maria Chiara, Duchess of Capri, and reside between Rome, Monaco and Paris. In addition to her roles in the activities of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George, the Duchess is also active in UNICEF and the Red Cross, the Olave Baden-Powell Society, AMADE, the Association “Monaco Against Autism,” Amitié sans Frontières and the Princess Grace Foundation among other charitable pursuits. The Duchess is the aunt of Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon and quite close to several European Royal Families, including the Danish, Monegasque, and Albanian Royal Families. We wish HRH a very Happy Birthday and many Happy Returns!

Made for Princess Maria Anna Carolina of Saxony around her 1817 to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, the Tiara passed to her husband’s second wife, Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies, and was inherited by their daughter, Archduchess Maria Isabella and passed down her Bourbon-Two Sicilies descendants until Princess Lucia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, who was married to Prince Eugenio of Savoy, Duke of Ancona.

The Tiara was loaned to her sister-in-law, Princess Lydia d’Arenberg, the Duchess of Genoa, who wore the Ancona Tiara in a series of Official Portraits. After the abolition of the Italian Monarchy, the Prince Eugenio and Princess Lucia relocated to Brazil, and a few years after his death, in 1999, she sold the Ancona Tiara at auction.

However, unlike most royal tiaras sold at auction, the Ancona Tiara was bought by Crociani Family, who gifted the piece to their daughter, the Duchess of Castro, married to a descendent of the aforementioned Princess Maria Antonia. The Duchess first wore the Tiara at the 2004 wedding of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark.

The Bourbon-Two Sicilies family is very active on social media, and we get to see many behind-the-scenes appearances of the Ancona Tiara, quite more than most former Royal Families.

In 2018, the Duchess of Castro wore the Ancona Tiara for Crown Prince Frederik’s 50th Birthday Gala Dinner at Christiansborg Palace. We will no doubt continue to see it in years to come, especially when the Duke and Duchess’ daughters, Princess Maria Carolina and Princess Maria-Chiara, start wearing Tiaras.

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Ancona Tiara

Ruby Dragonfly Tiara

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Made for Princess Maria Anna Carolina of Saxony around her 1817 to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, the Tiara passed to her husband’s second wife, Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies, and was inherited by their daughter, Archduchess Maria Isabella and passed down her Bourbon-Two Sicilies descendants until Princess Lucia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, who was married to Prince Eugenio of Savoy, Duke of Ancona. The Tiara was loaned to her sister-in-law, Princess Lydia d’Arenberg, the Duchess of Genoa, who wore the Ancona Tiara in a series of Official Portraits. After the abolition of the Italian Monarchy, the Prince Eugenio and Princess Lucia relocated to Brazil, and a few years after his death, in 1999, she sold the Ancona Tiara at auction.

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However, unlike most royal tiaras sold at auction, the Ancona Tiara was bought by Crociani Family, who gifted the piece to their daughter, the Duchess of Castro, married to a descendent of the aforementioned Princess Maria Antonia. The Duchess first wore the Tiara at the 2004 wedding of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, and his 50th Birthday.

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The Bourbon-Two Sicilies family is very active on social media, and we get to see many behind-the-scenes appearances of the Ancona Tiara, quite more than most former Royal Families. We will no doubt continue to see it in years to come, especially when the Duke and Duchess’ daughters, Princess Maria Carolina and Princess Maria-Chiara, start wearing Tiaras.

3 thoughts on “Ancona Tiara”

  2. This tiara is very beautiful. It’s substantial, balanced, and boasts natural pearls. What’s not to like? It was so cool that Princess Camilla’s family was able to get it for her. I wish her joy on her birthday!

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