Jean de Béthencourt
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Jean de Béthencourt was a French nobleman and explorer best known for leading the early 15th-century conquest and colonization of the Canary Islands under the Castilian crown.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French nobleman
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activityEnd | early 15th century ⓘ |
| activityStart | late 14th century ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Crown of Castile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Canary Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1362 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Grainville-la-Teinturière
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
French explorers
ⓘ
French nobility ⓘ History of the Canary Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Gadifer de la Salle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredTerritory |
El Hierro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fuerteventura NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanzarote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1425 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Grainville-la-Teinturière NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| expeditionStartYear | 1402 ⓘ |
| familyName | de Béthencourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| financedBy | Gadifer de la Salle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWrittenAccountBy | Le Canarien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conquest of the Canary Islands
ⓘ
early 15th-century colonization of the Canary Islands ⓘ serving as vassal of the Crown of Castile in the Canary Islands ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Old French ⓘ |
| mainExpeditionDestination | Canary Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | conquest of the Canary Islands ⓘ |
| name | Jean de Béthencourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Lord of Béthencourt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord of Grainville-la-Teinturière NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
conquest and colonization of El Hierro
ⓘ
conquest and colonization of Fuerteventura NERFINISHED ⓘ conquest and colonization of Lanzarote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obtainedTitle | King of the Canary Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obtainedTitleFrom | Henry III of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| subjectOf | Le Canarien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedShipsFrom | La Rochelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vassalOf |
Crown of Castile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry III of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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