Sancy robbery and murder was found. When the body was disinterred, the jewel was found in the faithful man's stomach. De Sancy later sold the diamond to James I (successor of Queen Elizabeth) about 1605 when it is thought the Sancy acquired its name. It was described in the Tower of London's 1605 Inventory of Jewels as "...one fayre dyamonde, cut in fawcetts, bought of Sauncy." James had it set into the Mirror of Great Britain. The Sancy was briefly possessed by the unfortunate Charles I (King of England, Scotland and Ireland) and then by his third son James II. Beleaguered
Puy de Sancy a cable car accident injured ten passengers and killed seven others. Super-Besse is another ski resort, located on the southwestern slope. The valley to the north is also the source of two streams called "Dore" and "Dogne", which unite to form the Dordogne River, which flows through the nearby spa town of Mont-Dore and on to the Gironde estuary. Puy de Sancy Puy de Sancy (Auvergnat: "", "Mount of the Cross") is the highest mountain in the Massif Central. It is part of an ancient stratovolcano which has been inactive for about 220,000 years. The northern and southern slopes are