Cremona elephant
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cremona-elephant-258-1614413
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Cremona elephant
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The Cremona elephant was a gift presented to Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II by Sultan of Egypt Al-Kamil, in 1229. Frederick used the elephant in his triumph parades. The elephant is mentioned in the context of the visit of Frederick's brother-in-law Richard of Cornwall to Cremona in 1241, in the Chronica Maiora of Matthew Paris. The presence of the animal is also recorded in the Cremona city annals, in 1237. This elephant was the first of its species reported from first-hand experience by Europ
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cremona_elephant
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2021-08-01T00:45:33Z
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