Henry the Navigator

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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.

Aliases (5)

Prince Henry the Navigator ×8
Infante Dom Henrique ×3
Infante Henry the Navigator ×2
Infante Dom Henrique (Prince Henry the Navigator) ×1
Infante Dom Henrique de Avis ×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	Kingdom of Portugal → Porto →
burialPlace	Batalha Monastery → Batalha, Portugal →
causeOfDeath	illness →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Portugal →
deathDate	1460-11-13 →
deathPlace	Algarve → Kingdom of Portugal → Sagres →
era	15th century → Age of Discovery →
father	John I of Portugal →
fullName	Infante Dom Henrique de Avis →
givenName	Henry →
influenced	Age of Exploration → European maritime expansion →
languageSpoken	Portuguese →
memberOf	House of Aviz →
militaryConflict	Conquest of Ceuta (1415) →
mother	Philippa of Lancaster →
nativeName	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	Edward of Portugal → Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy → John, Constable of Portugal → Peter, Duke of Coimbra →
tookPartIn	Portuguese conquest of Ceuta →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
A22 ("Infante Dom Henrique (Prince Henry the Navigator)") → Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry → Grand Master of the Order of Prince Henry ("Prince Henry the Navigator") → Knight of the Order of Prince Henry ("Prince Henry the Navigator") → Order of Prince Henry ("Prince Henry the Navigator") → Order of Prince Henry ("Infante Dom Henrique") → Via do Infante ("Infante Dom Henrique") →	namedAfter
House of Aviz ("Prince Henry the Navigator") → Lord of Covilhã ("Prince Henry the Navigator") → Sagres ("Prince Henry the Navigator") →	associatedWith
Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy → John, Constable of Portugal → Peter, Duke of Coimbra →	sibling
Batalha Monastery ("Infante Henry the Navigator") →	burialPlaceOf
John I of Portugal →	child
Conquest of Ceuta ("Prince Henry the Navigator") →	commandedBy
Portuguese Empire →	explorer
Henry the Navigator ("Infante Dom Henrique de Avis") →	fullName
Age of Exploration →	hasKeyExplorer
Duke of Viseu ("Infante Henry the Navigator") →	heldBy
Lord of Covilhã ("Prince Henry the Navigator") →	holder
Henry the Navigator ("Infante Dom Henrique") →	nativeName
John, Constable of Portugal →	notableRelative
voyages of Henry the Navigator →	patron
Portuguese Crown →	patronOf
Peter, Duke of Coimbra →	relative