On October 23, 1826 a female giraffe arrived at the port of Marseilles. A gift from Muhammad Ali (1769-1849), the Viceroy of Egypt, to King Charles X of France (r. 1824-1830),
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1826 ou 1827? Vice-rei ou pachá?
We'll never know.
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