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million value. The jewels, belonging to <strong>the</strong> House <strong>of</strong><br />

Hesse, had been hidden in <strong>the</strong> cellar <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir castle in<br />

1944. They belonged to Princess Margaretha, sister <strong>of</strong><br />

Kaiser Wilhelm. A party <strong>of</strong> U.S. Army <strong>of</strong>ficers had held a<br />

party at <strong>the</strong> Hesse castle to celebrate <strong>the</strong> anniversary <strong>of</strong><br />

D-Day. During <strong>the</strong> party, <strong>the</strong>y discovered 1600 bottles <strong>of</strong><br />

wine buried in <strong>the</strong> cellar; beneath <strong>the</strong> wine <strong>the</strong>y found <strong>the</strong><br />

jewels. Ten <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> celebrants drank <strong>the</strong> wine and divided<br />

up <strong>the</strong> jewels. Maj. Gen. J.M. Bevans, who was<br />

reprimanded, later returned his part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> loot. Wac.<br />

Captain Kathleen Durant and her husband, Col. J.<br />

Durant were tried after two quarts <strong>of</strong> diamonds were dug<br />

up in <strong>the</strong> backyard <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir Falls Church home. Maj.<br />

David Watson also was sentenced; he had been<br />

previously awarded <strong>the</strong> Bronze Medal personally by<br />

Gen. Eisenhower for his supply work, and also received<br />

<strong>the</strong> Russian Medal for Battle Merit from Marshal Zhukov.<br />

The House <strong>of</strong> Hesse is also known for <strong>the</strong> Curse <strong>of</strong><br />

Hesse, <strong>the</strong>ir introduction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> family disease <strong>of</strong><br />

hemophilia into many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ruling houses <strong>of</strong> Europe,<br />

particularly <strong>the</strong> Spanish Royal Family and <strong>the</strong> Romanov<br />

family in Russia.<br />

Old Mayer Amschel's heritage has survived intact,<br />

according to <strong>the</strong> Washington Post, Dec. 20, 1984, which<br />

notes that Frankfurt-am-Main is <strong>the</strong> financial capital <strong>of</strong><br />

Germany, headquarters <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> five dominant German<br />

banks, with 175 foreign banks established <strong>the</strong>re. It also<br />

is headquarters for <strong>the</strong> Central Bank, and <strong>the</strong> country's<br />

largest stock exchange. Like Manhattan, it is also a

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