Charlemagne, (Carolus Magnus) emperor of Holy Roman Empire elephants in Germany

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Charlemagne, (Carolus Magnus) emperor of Holy Roman Empire

Type	private
First elephant arrived	802
Last elephant left	810
Address	Aquis villa (Aix-la-Chapelle)
Place	Aachen
Country	Germany
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History of updates	2020-09-27

Latest document update	2020-10-30 07:03:11

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Charlemagne, (Carolus Magnus) emperor of Holy Roman Empire elephants, located at Aquis villa (Aix-la-Chapelle), in Aachen, Germany and the first elephant arrived in 802. The last elephant left in 810.

Comments / picturesIn 797 (or possibly 801), the caliph of Baghdad, Harun al-Rashid, presented Charlemagne with an Asian elephant named Abul-Abbas and a mechanical clock, out of which came a mechanical bird to announce the hours.

Charlemagne, (Carolus Magnus) emperor of Holy Roman Empire elephants in Germany Germany

Becoming Charlemagne: Europe, Baghdad, and the Empires of A.D. 800

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Koehl, Dan (2025). Charlemagne, (Carolus Magnus) emperor of Holy Roman Empire, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=374. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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