Royal Pets
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
From earliest times, royalty has collected strange animals. Power, wealth, and privilege gave them the ability to acquire animals of great beauty, ferocity, or rarity.
| Ruler | Pet |
|---|---|
| Julius Caesar, emperor of Rome | Giraffe |
| Ramses II, pharaoh of Egypt | Lion (Anta-M-Nekht) |
| Nero, emperor of Rome | Tigress (Phoebe) |
| Charlemagne, emperor of France | Elephant (Abul Abba) |
| Charles V, king of Spain | Seals (7) |
| Louis IX, king of France | Elephant & Porcupine |
| Henry III, king of England | White bear & Elephant |
| Josephine, wife of Napoleon | Orangutan |
Henry's elephant was the first ever in England.
Josephine's orangutan sat at her dinner table wearing a coat!
