Happy Birthday to Princess Clotilde of Savoy, the Princess of Venice and Piedmont and Duchess of Savoy, who turns 55 today! The award-winning French Actress who is married to the disputed Head of the House of Savoy, the Princess has worn several heirloom jewels, including Queen Marie Jose’s Savoy Knot Necklace!
Savoy Tourmaline Tiara | Queen Marie Jose’s Savoy Knot Necklace | Queen Marie-José’s Sapphire Necklace | The Italian Royal Tiaras
When Crown Prince Umberto of Italy married Princess Marie Jose of Belgium in 1930, he used various heirloom jewels inherited from his grandmother, Queen Margherita, to create new jewels for his bride, which included a Diamond Chain of Savoy Knots created by the celebrated Italian jeweller, Filippo Chiappe.
On her Wedding Day, the new Crown Princess received Queen Margherita’s Musy Tiara alongside this Diamond Chain, a pair of Diamond Earrings, and Savoy Knot Brooches.
At some point in the 1930s, Crown Princess Marie-José wore the Chiappe Diamond Chain with the full version of Queen Margherita’s Musy Tiara, her Diamond Earrings and one of the Savoy Knot Brooches for a series of iconic portraits taken by the legendary Ghitta Carrell.
The Italian Monarchy was abolished in 1946, and while Queen Marie Jose remained a regular at royal events for several decades, usually wearing Queen Margherita’s Musy Tiara, the Chiappe Chain was not publicly worn again.
However, in 2007, the Chiappe Diamond Chain was photographed for the cover of Princess Maria Gabriella and Stefano Papi’s ‘Jewellery of the House of Savoy’.
A decade later, a smaller version of Queen Marie Jose’s Savoy Knot Diamond Chain was worn by the Princess of Venice as a Choker at ‘Chopard presenting The Garden of Kalahari’ at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris in 2017. Now that she is the consort of the Head of the House of Savoy, let’s hope she wears more spectacular Royal Heirlooms!
Savoy Tourmaline Tiara | Queen Marie Jose’s Savoy Knot Necklace | Queen Marie-José’s Sapphire Necklace | The Italian Royal Tiaras
Queen Marie Jose’s Savoy Knot Necklace
Queen Marie-José’s Sapphire Necklace
