Prince Philip II of Spain gave it as a wedding gift to his wife, Mary Tudor of England.

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Philip was married and widowed four times: to Maria of Portugal, Mary Tudor of England, Elisabeth of Valois and Anna of Austria, his niece.

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Mary Frances Shaughnessy, a principal in Tudor Realty Services Corp.

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