Who was the first important historical figure who owned a cat?

-You do not own a cat: the cat owns you.



Let us get the hierarchy straight. Cats rule - O.K? Dogs have owners, but cats have staff.



The Egyptians understood this. If a house caught fire, they would risk life to save the cats before they would try to save their belongings or even family members. Quite right too.You do not own a cat: the cat owns you.



Let us get the hierarchy straight. Cats rule - O.K? Dogs have owners, but cats have staff.



The Egyptians understood this. If a house caught fire, they would risk life to save the cats before they would try to save their belongings or even family members. Quite right too.It may well have been an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, as they worshipped cats and also used them to keep vermin out of their grain stores.



I read a great story a while back about The Prophet Mohammed and His favourite cat. The Prophet was reading in His garden when His cat came and lay down on the foot of The Prophet's robe which was on the ground. Much later on, The Prophet had to go into His house for supper, but the cat was still asleep. The Prophet is said to have cut away that part of His robe in order not to disturb the sleeping animal.
My choice would be the renowned Flemish Chemist Sir Sidney Fudd whose pet cat Spunky helped him discover one of the eternal principals of life. "If you push something hard enough, it will fall over."
The only actual name that comes to mind is Dick Whittington (c. 1354鈥?423). There must be plenty of other historical people who had cats.



I quite agree, Michael B!
I was thinking of the ancient pharoahs but Michael is quite correct in what he says. The cat stays with you because it wants to.
That would be Claudia Octavia, Nero's wife, who owned a pair of leopards.
some Pharaoh