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Antwerp elephant
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Menagerie Schloss Kaiserebersdorf in Austria

Biography

☨ ⚪ Antwerp elephant

Identification


Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* 1555 unknown (unconfirmed claimed birth date)
Birth place:	in Asia unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†
Death location:	Menagerie Schloss Kaiserebersdorf
Death reason:	:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Menagerie Schloss Kaiserebersdorf, in Austria

Date of arrival

	Menagerie Schloss Kaiserebersdorf from Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II of Austria

	Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II of Austria from King John III of Portugal

	King John III of Portugal from Port of Lisbon

	Port of Lisbon from Asia unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2021-07-25

Latest document update	2021-07-26 12:19:13
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† Antwerp elephant is a dead Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Menagerie Schloss Kaiserebersdorf, in Austria, .

Origin

Antwerp elephant was born unknown at Asia unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

A gift from Portugal to hole roman emperor Maximilian of Austria, this eight year old Asian elephant arrived a port in Zeeland in September 1563, and was walked from there to Antwerp where it was popular with artists who made drawings and paintings.

Due to its long stay in the Lowlands this elephant is referred to as "Antwerp elephant". On its way to Vienna it was shown in Brussel 1563, reaching Cologne 10th of October, evidently reaching Ebersdorf in Vienna before the winter.

On his return from Poland, Henry III of France were shown an elephant at Ebersdorf in 1574.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Antwerp elephant, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Menagerie Schloss Kaiserebersdorf in Austria. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 16 February 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10882. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume II: A Century of Wonder. Book 1: by Donald F. Lach

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