Prince Henry the Navigator

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
Portuguese prince
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Order_of_Christ
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: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 Prince Henry the Navigator
gptkbp:influencedBy Crusading ideals
desire to find Prester John
interest in trade and navigation
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Age_of_Discovery
sponsoring voyages along the West African coast
gptkbp:legacy helped develop the caravel ship
influenced European exploration of Africa
initiated Portuguese maritime expansion
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Philippa_of_Lancaster
gptkbp:nationality Portuguese
gptkbp:neverSailed never personally sailed on expeditions
gptkbp:notableMission exploration of Azores
exploration of Madeira
exploration of West African coast
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Prince
gptkb:explorer
patron of explorers
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Álvaro_Fernandes
gptkb:Afonso_Gonçalves_Baldaia
gptkb:Antão_Gonçalves
gptkb:Bartolomeu_Perestrelo
gptkb:Diogo_Cão
gptkb:Gil_Eanes
gptkb:Gonçalo_de_Sintra
gptkb:João_Gonçalves_Zarco
gptkb:Nuno_Tristão
gptkb:Tristão_Vaz_Teixeira
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:roleInOrderOfChrist gptkb:Grandmaster
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
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:恩里克王子
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5