KomÃ¡rno in Slovakia is an inland port on the Danube River which is an important international waterway. Several international treaties have established freedom of navigation on semi-enclosed seas. The Copenhagen Convention of 1857 opened access to the Baltic by abolishing the Sound Dues and making the Danish Straits an international waterway free to all commercial and military shipping.
The expansion of cocoa in Europe (17th - 19th centuries) During the 17th century, cocoa began arriving in other ports throughout Europe, effortlessly conquering every region's palate. Chocolate beverages were first embraced by the French court following the royal marriage of King Louis XIII to the Spanish Princess Anne of Austria in 1615.
Chronology. 1  Key Dates: 2  1926: Draps family begins making chocolate in Brussels, Belgium. 3  1940s:Joseph Draps opens the first Godiva shop. 4  1958: Draps opens a Paris shop, his first outside of Belgium. 5  1966: A majority stake in Godiva is acquired by Campbell Soup Co.; U.S. sales begin.