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Let’s Talk About The Black Prince’s Ruby

Let’s Talk About The Black Prince’s Ruby

22 Mar, 2023 | Gemstone | Gem Selection

It is believed that the black prince gemstone was mined in Kuh-i-Lal. In the book of Al-Biruni, he exposed details of geology, mines and operations of all the rubies that had made this mine noticeable. All the magnificent stones such as Timur’s ruby, the Black Prince’s ruby, The Samarian ruby and Katherine the Great’s ruby and other magnificent stones in the British, Indian, Iranian, Russian, French and Turkish treasuries originated from here.

When this gemstone got stolen by Don Pedro the cruel (the ruler of Seville, Spain) from the Prince Abu Sa’id of the Moorish Kingdom of Granada, then this gemstone came into notice in the 14th century.

It was said that when Prince Sa’id decided to surrender to king Pedro, Pedro showing has his cruel plans. In 1366, he first welcomed Prince Sa’id to discuss the terms and conditions of his surrender, but he tricked Prince Sa’id and murdered him, also he found a large red gemstone and took it to possession.

In 1367, in one of his fights with his brother named Henry of Tastamara, he had to ally with Edward of Woodstock (famously known as the black prince) to defeat his brother Henry. The ruby was presented to Edward as payment for his services.


After his victory, he continued several battles with his brother but King Pedro's victory would only last a short while and lead to his bankruptcy and death three years later. Before taking the English throne, Edward the Black Prince would also pass away from a slow illness, leaving Richard II to inherit the jewel.

Richard II would eventually become king, but Henry IV Bolingbroke killed him when he was just 21 years old. Then this ruby gemstone comes into the hands of Henry V, the king of England. On his battle of Agincourt, he wore a helmet which was designed with rubies (also including the black prince ruby), sapphires and pearls. Then this gem was passed over to Henry VIII and his daughter Elizabeth.

When the Stuart family came to power in England in 1603, the ruby was gifted to Queen Mary of Scots, who gave it to King James I. The execution of King James's son, Charles I, during the American Civil War and the sale of the Crown Jewels brought about yet another wave of misfortune in the years that followed the exchange.

After the happening of all the misfortune, a jeweler discovered that stone was a spinel instead of a ruby, according to a jeweler. The remaining crown jewels are presently on display in the Tower of London beside the Black Prince's Ruby. The Black Prince's Ruby is one of the most notorious jewels in English history as a result of continuous misfortunes that have followed the stone.

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