We’re now well into 2009 and the recent trend of people getting excited about and suppliers eager to supply replicas of famous engagemnet rings. So I thought I’d sober up the web and let you all know about the history of
In 1447 Maximillan I of Austria proposed to and gave the first diamond engagement ring on record to his wife to be, Mary of Burgundy. The engagement ring he had designed was commissioned with the simple purpose in mind to unite their two family houses and symbolize their marriage a unifying event for the country.
In 1518, the smallest ever diamond engagement ring was designed and given to Princess Mary who then many years later married to the Dauphin of France. Princess Mary was only two years old at the time the ring was given. Strange but true!
Throughout the history of marriages and jewelry there are many stories of expensive and celebrity diamond
engagement rings. Over the time, these engagement rings have become bigger, more lavish and often include a significant range of variety of other gems and precious metals.
So, if your looking to emulate your idol and want to buy a replica famous engagement ring, firstly make sure
you know the background to the story else your notion of romance could end up with an embarassing twist.