A Royal 14k gold mourning medallion in memory of Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Cassel (1789–1864), née Princess of Denmark, worn by Queen Louise of Denmark (1817–1898), of oval openly form, front engraved with the date of her death “28 Marts” and back engraved with the year of her death “1864”, the right interior ornament with a lock of her hair behind glass. Maker's mark MN. Denmark, early 1860s. H. incl. suspension loop 2.5 cm.
A Royal 14k gold mourning medallion in memory of Landgrave Wilhelm of Hesse-Cassel (1787–1867), worn by Queen Louise of Denmark (1817–1898), of oval openly form, front engraved with the date of his death “5 Septbr.” and back engraved with the year of his death “1867”, the right interior ornament with a lock of his hair behind glass. Maker's mark CF. Denmark, late 1860s. H. incl. suspension loop 2.3 cm.
A Royal 14k gold mourning medallion in memory of Prince Friedrich Paul Wilhelm of Nassau (1854–1855), worn by Queen Louise of Denmark (1817–1898), of oval openly form, front with a “F.” in black enamel, back with a cross in black enamel, the left interior ornament with a lock of his hair, the right interior part engraved with the dates and years of his birth and death “23 Sep 1854 23 Oct. 1855”. Apparently no maker's mark. Mid-1850s. H. incl. suspension loop 2.3 cm. (3).
Provenance: Queen Louise of Denmark (1817–1898), married 1842 to King Christian IX (1818–1906) of Denmark, ruler from 1863. The couple was called “The In-Laws of Europe” with many family members spread across this continent. Later H.R.H. Prince Henrik of Denmark (1934–2018), who gave them to the Danish jeweler John Rørvig. His heir sold them to Nyfortuna as the present owner.
Landgravine Charlotte and Landgrave Wilhelm of Hesse-Cassel were the parents of Queen Louise of Denmark (1817–1898). The landgravine was daughter of Hereditary Prince Frederik and Princess Sofie Frederikke of Denmark, and thus a younger sister of King Christian VIII of Denmark. Landgravine Charlotte and Landgrave Wilhelm were married in Copenhagen 1810 and settled down in the Danish capital. First, they lived in a mansion at St. Annæ Square and later on they had their residence at Brockdorffs Palace, today Frederik VIII's Palace at Amalienborg. Queen Louise followed the tradition wearing a mourning medallion for closer family members or even more distant relatives.
Thus, Prince Friedrich of Nassau was such a more distant relative to Queen Louise, when he was the grandchild of her sister, Princess Marie of Hesse-Cassel (1814–1895), married to Prince Frederick of Anhalt-Dessau (1799–1864). They had a daughter, Princess Adelaide-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau (1833–1916), who married Duke Adolphe of Nassau (1817–1905). In 1890 they became grand ducal couple of Luxenbourg. Therefore, their eldest son became Grand Duke Wilhelm IV of Luxembourg (1852–1912). Their second eldest son was the Prince Friedrich of Nassau, who died as an infant. Thus, he was the younger brother of the great-grandfather of the present Grand Duke Henri of Luxenbourg.
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Jewellery and handbags, 1 December 2022