Word: zita
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Dates: during 1923-1923
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...former Empress Zita of Hungary, widow of the unfortunate Charles, who died in exile on the island of Madeira in 1922 after two attempts to regain his crown, has not even the right to her own jewels, according to the Italian Government...
Charles and Zita, when they fled to Switzerland after the War, took with them their jewels, including the famous Florentine Diamond, which weighs 139½ carats. This gem is claimed by the Italians under the St. Germain Treaty. The Royal exiles pawned it to finance some of their ventures and it was recently rumored in London that Zita proposed to sell...
Said the Italian Embassy: "The Italian Government warns the public against purchasing any jewelry belonging to the ex-Empress Zita, as the Italian Government has a prior claim thereto...
...Empress Zita of Austro-Hungary is reported to be living near Vienna in indigent circumstances. Her entire revenue is something less than $5,000, derived principally from the sale of wine from the Imperial cellars. Contrasted with the magnificence of the Habsburg Court, her impecuniosity is a greater hardship than it would be to an ordinary person, especially as she has five children to support...
...Zita-Queen, lady, unsensational memoirist...