7 Royal Families With Exotic Pets

Royals With Exotic Animal Pets Radiocity By Radiocity Team Published Jul 07, 2025 [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Maharaja of Junagadh (India) He famously kept over 300 dogs—each with servants—and once hosted a royal wedding for two of them. Also had leopards and lions. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia) Kept lions on his palace grounds in Addis Ababa, viewing them as sacred and symbolic of his lineage from the Lion of Judah. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

King Henry III (England) In the 13th century, he kept a polar bear in the Tower of London—chained but allowed to swim and fish in the Thames. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Catherine the Great (Russia) Known for her love of animals, she reportedly kept a tame bear and exotic birds in her palace chambers. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

Louis XIV (France) Built the royal menagerie at Versailles, home to ostriches, camels, elephants, and a leopard—symbolizing power and world influence. [{ "selector": ".custom-gradient", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ { "offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(100px)" }, { "offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)" } ] }]

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