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
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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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