This dog has long been popular with nobility and royalty. Among those believed to have kept it are Frederick II, Duke of Swabia; members of the D'Este, Medici and Visconti families; the French kings Louis XI, Charles VIII, Charles IX, Louis XIII and Louis XIV; Frederick the Great of Prussia;:519 Anne of Denmark; Catherine the Great and Queen Victoria. The dog has often been represented in painting, notably by Giotto, Sassetta and Tiepolo. This page was last edited on 29 March 2020, at 22:03 (UTC).