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Who commissioned the first diamond engagement ring?

Question #150477. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Jan 15 2024.
Originally posted Jan 15 2024 9:34 PM.

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Jan 15 2024, 9:35 PM
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Archduke Maximillian of Austria, c. 1477.
A man presents his prospective bride with an engagement ring upon acceptance of his marriage proposal. Anthropologists believe this tradition originated from a Roman custom in which wives wore rings attached to small keys, indicating their husbands' ownership.

In 1477, Archduke Maximillian of Austria commissioned the very first diamond engagement ring on record for his betrothed, Mary of Burgundy. This sparked a trend for diamond rings among European aristocracy and nobility.
link https://www.americangemsociety.org/buying-diamonds-with-confidence/the-history-of-the-diamond-as-an-engagement-ring/

Jun 16 2024, 8:57 PM
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