What Queen was famous for keeping greyhounds?

Question

What Queen was famous for keeping greyhounds?

Answer 1

Anne Boleyn was notorious for loving her greyhounds more than she loved Henry VIII.  When he built/rebuilt Whitehall, he built a special kennel for the dogs so that Anne couldn't use them as an excuse to go back to her home, Hever, to see them.

Answer 2

every queen lol.

Answer 3

Legend has it that Cleopatra had coursing Greyhounds, and they are the goddess Diana's hunting hounds. Modern history has been replete with famous Greyhound owners including Frederick the Great, Prince Albert, and Generals Von Steuben and Custer.

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Just a Few Famous Greyhound Owners...



Pharoah Tuntankhamen

Pharoah Amenhotep II

Alexander the Great

Merv Griffin

Frederick the Great

Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis

Elizabeth I

Jerry Lewis

James II of England

Dean Martin

Louis XV of France

Leonard Nimoy

General Von Stuben

Jack Palance

Babe Ruth

Frank Sinatra

Al Capone

Ed Sullivan

Bo Derek

Danny Thomas

Jackie Gleason

Betty White

best of luck to you

Answer 4

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her husband Prince Albert were huge fans of Greyhounds, and kept several as pets. The Italian Greyhound is a small breed of dog, specifically a member of the sight hound family and member of the toy group. The breed has been popular with royalty throughout, among the best known royal aficionados were Mary Stuart, Queen Anne, Queen Victoria, Catherine The Great, Frederick the Great and the Norwegian Queen Maud.

Answer 5

Catherine the Great also had greyhounds