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http://gme.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=0084610-0

Summary: It was a scandal that involved the royal family. The comtesse de La Motte persuaded Cardinal de Rohan to purchase a diamond necklace that was worth 1 million livres. Rohan was convinced by a nocturnal rendezvous with a woman who was impersonating the queen. After obtaining the necklace he gave it to the comtesse, who then sent it to England. The jeweler made complaints of unpayment. When the royal family found out the had Rohan tried and he was then banished. The comtesse was imprisoned but later escaped to England.