Like many of the world’s most famous diamonds, the Florentine Diamond is believed to have originated in India, in the Golconda mines, which are renowned for producing large and extraordinary diamonds.

F ew gemstones have been laden with the history carried by the Florentine Diamond, according to gemmary.com , a website that curates stories about curates antique and vintage jewelry. The pale yellow, 137.27-carat diamond was once one of Europe’s largest gems, adorning the crowns of emperors and kings.

Most recently, it was among the Austrian Crown Jewels until the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. Soon after it became shrouded in mystery, with its whereabouts unknown for more than a century.

However, according to the New York Times , the real story has recently been told

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