Napoleon Bonaparte Engagement Ring

This beautiful engagement ring was given by napoleon bonaparte to his wife josephine true love.
Napoleon bonaparte engagement ring. French police have recovered a million pound heirloom ring stolen from the fiancée of prince jean christophe napoléon a descendant of napoléon bonaparte and a pretender to the throne of france. Hortense s son napoleon iii of france inherited it from his mother. For two centuries the ring remained with the extended bonaparte family. A diamond ring worth 1m has been returned to prince jean christophe napoleon a descendant of napoleon bonaparte following its theft in paris.
David chazan the telegraph. Napoleon and josephine wed in 1796 and although they later divorced remained devoted. The engagement ring napoleon gave his fiancee and future empress josephine brought in close to 1 million today when it was auctioned off at osenat in france far exceeding the preauction.