Henry the Navigator

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Portuguese prince
gptkbp:birthDate 1394-03-04
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Infante_Dom_Henrique_de_Avis
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Porto,_Portugal
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Batalha_Monastery
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Portuguese currency (escudo banknotes)
monuments in Sagres and Lagos
statues in Portugal
gptkbp:deathDate 1460-11-13
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Sagres,_Portugal
gptkbp:depictedIn paintings
stained glass windows
gptkbp:father gptkb:John_I_of_Portugal
gptkbp:founded gptkb:School_of_Navigation_at_Sagres
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Aviz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry the Navigator
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Age_of_Discovery
sponsoring Portuguese exploration
development of navigation
gptkbp:legacy helped discover Madeira and Azores
influenced Atlantic slave trade
initiated the Portuguese maritime expansion
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Philippa_of_Lancaster
gptkbp:nationality Portuguese
gptkbp:neverMarried true
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Prince
gptkb:explorer
patron of exploration
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Diogo_Cão
gptkb:Gil_Eanes
gptkb:Nuno_Tristão
exploration of West Africa
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Edward_of_Portugal
gptkb:Ferdinand_the_Saint_Prince
gptkb:Isabella_of_Portugal,_Duchess_of_Burgundy
gptkb:John,_Lord_of_Reguengos
gptkb:Peter,_Duke_of_Coimbra
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
documentaries
historical studies
gptkbp:title gptkb:Count_of_Flanders
gptkb:Lord_of_Covilhã
gptkb:Governor_of_the_Algarve
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Count_of_Flanders
gptkb:John_I_of_Portugal
gptkb:Order_of_Christ
gptkb:Isabella_of_Portugal
gptkb:King_Afonso_V_of_Portugal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5