Richard Chancellor

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Richard Chancellor was a 16th-century English navigator and explorer who pioneered the sea route to Russia and helped establish early Anglo-Russian trade relations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century explorer
English person
explorer
navigator
associatedWith Hugh Willoughby
Ivan IV the Terrible
surface form: Ivan IV of Russia

Muscovy Company
Sebastian Cabot
Tsardom of Russia
causeOfDeath shipwreck
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth circa 1521
dateOfDeath 1556
education apprenticeship as a seaman
employer Muscovy Company
surface form: Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands

Muscovy Company
era Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery

Tudor dynasty
surface form: Tudor period
gender male
goal finding a northeast passage to Cathay (China)
impact opened direct maritime trade between England and Russia
knownFor being among the first Englishmen to reach Russia by sea
helping establish early Anglo-Russian trade relations
pioneering the sea route from England to Russia via the White Sea
service with the Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands
voyages to the port of Arkhangelsk
languageSpoken English
legacy considered a key figure in the origins of the Muscovy Company
helped establish long-term commercial links between England and Russia
mannerOfDeath drowning
name Richard Chancellor self-link
notableWork first voyage from England to the White Sea and Russia
negotiation of trade privileges with Ivan IV of Russia
occupation explorer
navigator
participantIn early Anglo-Russian diplomatic contacts
voyage of 1553 to find a northeast passage to Asia
patron Muscovy Company
surface form: Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands
placeOfBirth Kingdom of England
placeOfDeath off the coast of Scotland
placeVisited Arkhangelsk
Moscow
Cape Dubouzet
surface form: North Cape

Norway
Russia
White Sea
religion Christianity
shipInvolved Edward Bonaventure

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Muscovy Company foundedBy Richard Chancellor
Richard Chancellor name Richard Chancellor self-link
Russia Company notableMember Richard Chancellor