Henry the Navigator

E13379

Portuguese prince explorer patron historical figure human

Henry the Navigator was a 15th-century Portuguese prince who sponsored pioneering voyages along the West African coast, helping launch Europe’s Age of Exploration and the Portuguese maritime empire.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Prince Henry the Navigator	27
Henry the Navigator canonical	20
Infante Dom Henrique	6
Infante Henry the Navigator	5
Infante Dom Henrique (Prince Henry the Navigator)	1
Infante Dom Henrique de Avis	1
Infante Dom Henrique of Portugal	1
Infante Dom Henrique, o Navegador	1
Infante Henrique (Henry the Navigator)	1
Prince Henry the Navigator in a favorable light	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Portuguese prince ⓘ explorer patron ⓘ historical figure ⓘ human ⓘ
allegedToHaveFounded	navigation school at Sagres ⓘ
associatedWith	Algarve ⓘ Sagres ⓘ
birthDate	1394-03-04 ⓘ
birthPlace	Portugal ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Portugal Porto ⓘ
burialPlace	Batalha Monastery ⓘ Batalha, Portugal ⓘ
causeOfDeath	illness ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Portugal ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Portugal
deathDate	1460-11-13 ⓘ
deathPlace	Algarve ⓘ Portugal ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Portugal Sagres ⓘ
era	15th century ⓘ Age of Exploration ⓘ surface form: Age of Discovery
father	John I of Portugal ⓘ
fullName	Henry the Navigator self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Infante Dom Henrique de Avis
givenName	Henry ⓘ
influenced	Age of Exploration ⓘ European maritime expansion ⓘ
languageSpoken	Portuguese ⓘ
memberOf	House of Aviz ⓘ
militaryConflict	Conquest of Ceuta ⓘ surface form: Conquest of Ceuta (1415)
mother	Philippa of Lancaster ⓘ
nativeName	Henry the Navigator self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Infante Dom Henrique
nobleTitle	Infante of Portugal ⓘ
notableFor	initiating the Portuguese Age of Discoveries ⓘ laying foundations of the Portuguese maritime empire ⓘ promoting Atlantic exploration and navigation ⓘ sponsoring early Portuguese voyages of exploration along the West African coast ⓘ supporting development of nautical science and cartography ⓘ
occupation	military leader ⓘ navigator patron ⓘ prince ⓘ
patronOf	voyages along the West African coast ⓘ voyages that reached Cape Bojador ⓘ voyages that reached Cape Verde ⓘ voyages to Madeira ⓘ voyages to the Azores ⓘ
positionHeld	Duke of Viseu ⓘ Grand Master of the Order of Christ ⓘ Lord of Covilhã ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sibling	John I of Portugal ⓘ surface form: Edward of Portugal Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy ⓘ John, Constable of Portugal ⓘ Peter, Duke of Coimbra ⓘ
tookPartIn	Conquest of Ceuta ⓘ surface form: Portuguese conquest of Ceuta

Referenced by (64)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Age of Exploration → hasKeyExplorer → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

Order of Prince Henry → namedAfter → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator

Order of Prince Henry → namedAfter → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Infante Dom Henrique

Via do Infante → namedAfter → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Infante Dom Henrique

Portuguese Empire → explorer → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

Henry the Navigator → fullName → Henry the Navigator self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Infante Dom Henrique de Avis

Henry the Navigator → nativeName → Henry the Navigator self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Infante Dom Henrique

Knight → namedAfter → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

subject surface form: Knight of the Order of Prince Henry

this entity surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator

Grand Master → namedAfter → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

subject surface form: Grand Master of the Order of Prince Henry

this entity surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator

Grand Collar → namedAfter → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

subject surface form: Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry

Sagres → associatedWith → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator

Portuguese Crown → patronOf → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

A22 → namedAfter → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Infante Dom Henrique (Prince Henry the Navigator)

Conquest of Ceuta → commandedBy → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator

John I of Portugal → child → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

Batalha Monastery → burialPlaceOf → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Infante Henry the Navigator

Peter, Duke of Coimbra → sibling → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

Peter, Duke of Coimbra → relative → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

John, Constable of Portugal → sibling → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

John, Constable of Portugal → notableRelative → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

House of Aviz → associatedWith → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator

Lord of Covilhã → associatedWith → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator

Lord of Covilhã → holder → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator

voyages of Henry the Navigator → patron → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy → sibling → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

Duke of Viseu → heldBy → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Infante Henry the Navigator

Duke of Viseu → createdFor → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Infante Henry the Navigator

Duke of Viseu → firstHolder → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Infante Henry the Navigator

Duke of Viseu → notableHolder → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Infante Henry the Navigator

Padrão dos Descobrimentos → featuresFigure → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

Gomes Eanes de Zurara → workSubject → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator

Gomes Eanes de Zurara → portrayed → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator in a favorable light

Cavaleiro da Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique → namedAfter → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Infante Dom Henrique

Cavaleiro da Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique → namedAfter → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator

Commander of the Order of Prince Henry → namedAfter → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Infante Dom Henrique of Portugal

Philippa of Lancaster → child → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry → namedAfter → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator

Grande-Colar da Ordem do Infante D. Henrique → ligadoA → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Infante Dom Henrique, o Navegador

Monument to the Discoveries → dedicatedTo → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

Monument to the Discoveries → featuresFigureOf → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça → associatedWith → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator

Fortress of Sagres → associatedWith → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator

Fortress of Sagres → originallyBuiltBy → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator

Beatrice of Portugal → relative → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

Order of Christ (Portugal) → notableMember → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator

Aviz dynasty → notableFigure → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator

Portuguese expansion into North Africa → hasKeyFigure → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator

Portuguese expansion into North Africa → hasKeyFigure → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Infante Henrique (Henry the Navigator)

Ferdinand the Holy Prince → sibling → Henry the Navigator ⓘ

John the Good → child → Henry the Navigator ⓘ