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Austria Launches Inquiry into Habsburg Jewels' Hidden History

12/5/2025

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Austria has formed a commission to investigate claims to the Florentine Diamond and other jewels found in Canada.
A New York Times report says the jewels were held by the Habsburg family since 1918.
They were kept in a Quebec bank after 1940.
They were hidden at Empress Zita's request to protect them during World War II.

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Austria has formed a commission to investigate claims to the Florentine Diamond and other jewels found in Canada.
A New York Times report says the jewels were held by the Habsburg family since 1918.
They were kept in a Quebec bank after 1940.
They were hidden at Empress Zita's request to protect them during World War II.