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RICHMOND, Va. Behind burly brick walls at the corner of Ninth and Leigh Streets, a delicate dance unfolds.
It is a homecoming ten years in the making.
At the John Marshall House, a tangible link to the early days of our Republic returns to Richmond.
âIt is definitely a sense of reverence,â Jennifer Hurst-Wender, with Preservation Virginia, said. It is a national icon. Iâve been anticipating this moment for a decade.
The Chief Justice credited with shaping the U.S. Supreme Court donned this very robe sitting on the bench.
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Dazzling diamond pieces for those with an April birthday Tatlerâs Jewellery Editor, Charlie Miller, showcases Aprilâs birthstone, the diamond, with 30 glittering pieces â one for each day of the month By Charlie Miller
After Josephineâs death, her younger son, Eugene, inherited the precious stones. Eugene became Duke of Leuchtenberg through marriage to Princess Augusta of Bavaria in 1806. It was when their son, Prince Maximilian, married the daughter of Nicholas I, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna, that the two Imperial lines were reunited once more and Josephineâs briolettes were back with their Romanov roots.
Maximilian and Maria had seven children. Their son George married Princess Anastasia of Montenegro in 1889, and it was around this time that the well-travelled diamonds were included in the making of the