raise funds, and subsequently bought by Marie de' Medici, later Queen of France. The jewel was later owned by the House of Orange, the Kings of England, and Kings of Prussia. After 370 years in the possession of the House of Hohenzollern, the diamond was sold in 2012 at Sotheby's auction in Geneva for $9.57 million to an anonymous buyer. References Attribution French diplomats French military leaders 1546 births 1629 deaths