Ferdinand the Holy Prince

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Ferdinand the Holy Prince was an infante of Portugal renowned for his piety and tragic death in captivity after the failed 1437 expedition to Tangier, later venerated as a symbol of sacrifice and holiness.

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Label Occurrences
Ferdinand the Holy Prince canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian martyr figure
Portuguese infante
Roman Catholic layperson
historical person
associatedWith Portuguese expansion in North Africa
failed 1437 expedition to Tangier
capturedBy Marinid forces
causeOfDeath death in captivity
conflict Portuguese–Marinid conflicts
country Kingdom of Portugal
culturalDepiction subject of Portuguese chronicles
subject of religious devotion in Portugal
era 15th century
ethnicGroup Portuguese
familyRole youngest son of John I of Portugal and Philippa of Lancaster
father John I of Portugal NERFINISHED
givenName Ferdinand
honorificTitle O Infante Santo
the Holy Prince
memberOf House of Aviz
mother Philippa of Lancaster
nativeLanguage Portuguese
nobleFamily House of Aviz
notableFor death in captivity
piety
role in the 1437 Tangier expedition
symbol of sacrifice and holiness in Portugal
participatedIn Portuguese capture of Tangier
surface form: Portuguese expedition to Tangier (1437)
placeOfDeath Fez
placeOfImprisonment Fez
positionHeld Infante of Portugal
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
sibling Edward of Portugal NERFINISHED
Henry the Navigator
Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy
John, Constable of Portugal
Peter, Duke of Coimbra
title Infante of Portugal
veneratedAs model of Christian holiness
symbol of national sacrifice
veneratedIn Portugal

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

John I of Portugal child Ferdinand the Holy Prince
Peter, Duke of Coimbra sibling Ferdinand the Holy Prince
John, Constable of Portugal sibling Ferdinand the Holy Prince
John, Constable of Portugal notableRelative Ferdinand the Holy Prince
Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy sibling Ferdinand the Holy Prince
Philippa of Lancaster child Ferdinand the Holy Prince
Edward of Portugal sibling Ferdinand the Holy Prince
Branca of Portugal sibling Ferdinand the Holy Prince