unknown
African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) at
Tower of London Menagerie in United Kingdom

Biography

☨ ⚪ unknown
Painting by Matthew Paris.

Identification


Description
Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	unknown maybe about 13 years old (estimated age)
Origin
Born:	* 1245? wild
Birth place:	in Africa unspecified location
Imported:	1253 by King Louis IX of France
Freight:	Ship from Africa
Death
Dead:	†1258
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Tower of London Menagerie, in United Kingdom

Date of arrival

1255-00-00	Tower of London Menagerie from Port of Dover

1255-00-00	Port of Dover from Port of Wissant

1254-00-00	Port of Wissant from Henry III of England

1254-00-00	Henry III of England from King Louis IX of France

1253-00-00	King Louis IX of France from Acre Port

1253-00-00	Acre Port 1253-00-00 from Port of Cairo

1253-00-00	Port of Cairo from Egypt unspecified location

	Egypt unspecified location from Africa unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2022-03-21

Latest document update	2025-03-26 16:02:28
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† unknown is a dead unknown African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), , who died 1258 at Tower of London Menagerie, in United Kingdom, .

Origin

Comments / pictures

A gift from Louis IX, the king of France, to king of England, Henry III.

Louis IX returned from the Crusades with an elephant [Kisling, 2001a]

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). unknown, African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) located at Tower of London Menagerie in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=2289. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Litterature about Tower of London Menagerie

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