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Samoa Women 2014 Fashion Diamond Engagement Ring.

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Jacqueline Kennedy

John F. Kennedy proposed to Jacqueline Kennedy with a diam

ond and emerald engagement ring.  The ring consisted of one 2.88-carat diamond mounted next to a 2.84-carat emerald with tapered baguettes. In 1962, a total weight of 0.66 carats of round diamonds and 1.46 carats of marquise diamonds were added to the ring.

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Saint Vincent Girl 2014 Fashion Diamond Engagement Ring.

 By Farzana Aamir

Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth II was presented with this 3 carat diamond solitaire engagement ring from Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, which came from his mother’s tiara. They married in 1947.

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Saint Lucian Girl 2014 Fashion Diamond Engagement Ring.

 By Farzana Aamir

 Joséphine de Beauharnais

As a symbol of his love for his wife-to-be Joséphine, Napoleon Bonaparte presented her with a diamond and sapphire engagement ring.  The gold ring is adorned with two pear-shaped stones – a blue sapphire and diamond that rest side by side facing opposite directions. The ring recently sold at auction for $949,000.

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Saint Kitts and Nevis Girl 2014 Fashion Diamond Engagement Ring.

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Lets start where the tradition of giving engagement rings began…

Mary of Burgundy

It is believed that the first diamond engagement ring was given by Archduke Maximilian of Austria when he proposed to Mary of Burgundy with a ring set with thin, flat pieces of diamonds in the shape of an “M.”

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Rwanda Girl 2014 Fashion Diamond Engagement Ring.

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Famous Engagement Rings Throughout History

Posted on July 15, 2013 by alson jewelers

Screen Shot 2013-07-15 at 11.12.38 AMThere have been many beautiful engagement rings worn by famous women throughout history.  We decided to take a look at some of these beautiful rings and the women who wore them.  Who can forget the ring Richard Burton gave to Elizabeth Taylor or Angelina Jolie’s spectacular ring?

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 Russian Federation Girl 2014 Fashion Diamond Engagement Ring.

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Modern Days

So when a young couple enters a jewelry store to buy a diamond engagement ring, they are following a surprisingly recent custom, though one so strongly fixed in our culture it seems to have been here far longer. In fact, if it weren’t for Archduke Maximilian, a boy who lived in 1870’s South Africa and the marketing geniuses of De Beers Consolidated we might still be giving our fiancés cheap tumblers or rough looking iron rings. Whether the change is for the better probably depends on if you’re a man or a woman…

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Romania Girl 2014 Fashion Diamond Engagement Ring.

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became embedded in our culture.

It was even De Beers that came up with marketing slogans that told a young man how much he should spend on a diamond ring. At first they stated that one should spend at least a week’s salary but later, realizing the need to get more out of the market, they changed this to at least a month’s salary.