<human>:  When was the Hope Diamond discovered?
<bot>: The Hope Diamond was discovered in India in the 1600s. It was discovered by a man named Jean Baptiste Tavernier. The diamond was cut into two pieces and sold to King Louis XIV of France. The diamond was later purchased by Queen Victoria of England, who gave it to her husband Prince Albert. The diamond was stolen from the Queen’s jewel box in 1849 and was never recovered.