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Infante Henry the Navigator
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Infante_Henry_the_Navigator
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:explorer
Portuguese prince
gptkbp:birthDate
1394-03-04
gptkbp:birthName
gptkb:Henrique_de_Avis
gptkbp:birthPlace
gptkb:Porto,_Portugal
gptkbp:burialPlace
gptkb:Batalha_Monastery
gptkbp:children
none
gptkbp:deathDate
1460-11-13
gptkbp:deathPlace
gptkb:Sagres,_Portugal
gptkbp:father
gptkb:John_I_of_Portugal
gptkbp:house
gptkb:House_of_Aviz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Infante Henry the Navigator
gptkbp:knownFor
gptkb:Age_of_Discovery
sponsoring voyages along the West African coast
establishing a navigation school at Sagres
gptkbp:legacy
helped initiate the Atlantic slave trade
major figure in early Portuguese exploration
influenced the development of navigation and cartography
gptkbp:mother
gptkb:Philippa_of_Lancaster
gptkbp:nationality
Portuguese
gptkbp:neverMarried
true
gptkbp:occupation
gptkb:Prince
patron of exploration
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:title
gptkb:Count_of_Flanders
gptkb:Lord_of_Covilhã
gptkb:Governor_of_the_Algarve
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Count_of_Flanders
gptkb:Order_of_Aviz
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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