168 THE GREAT DIAMONDS OF THE WORLD.
it
crossed the Alps; for Maximilian II. reigned from 1564 to 1576, while
Maria Theresa married Francis Stephen of Lorraine in 1736.
This
stone has been variously estimated at £40,000 to £50,000, and even at
£155,000. But for its citron hue the latter might not perhaps be too
high an estimate of its value.