From the ArcaMax Publishing, Trivia Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/trivia/s-403185-649781

What was Theresa's Gift to Louis?

When Princess Maria Theresa of Spain was betrothed to Louis XIV of France in 1615, she gave her fiancé an engagement gift of chocolate, packaged in an elegantly ornate chest. Their marriage was symbolic of the marriage of chocolate in the Spanish-Franco culture.

This news arrived on: 09/01/2008

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