A necklace thought to be linked ... ones at the centre of the "affair of the diamond necklace" scandal in the 1780s, that may have hastened Marie Antoinette's demise. Jeanne de la Motte, a ...

A 300-carat necklace, whose diamonds have been linked to a scandal involving the last French queen Marie Antoinette, sold Wednesday for nearly $5 million at a Sotheby's auction in Geneva.

Episode 5: “Enemies Assemble” premieres Sunday, April 20 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV - When Marie Antoinette is implicated in the diamond necklace theft, she is determined to prove her innocence and ...