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Prince Henry the Navigator
Portuguese prince and governor (1394–1460)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 4 March 1394
- Died
- 13 November 1460
- Conflict
- Conquest of Ceuta, Second Siege of Ceuta
- Place of birth
- Porto
- Place of death
- Vila do Bispo
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Henrique
- Father
- John I of Portugal
- Mother
- Philippa of Lancaster
- Sibling
- Beatrice, Countess of Arundel, Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Edward I of Portugal, Ferdinand the Holy Prince, Peter, Duke of Coimbra, Afonso I, John, Constable of Portugal
- Occupation
- military officer, discoverer
- Position held
- Grand Master of the Order of Christ
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Native language
- Portuguese
- Religion
- Catholicism
- described by source
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Dictionary of African Biography, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), New International Encyclopedia
- family
- House of Aviz
- languages spoken, written or signed
- Portuguese
- name in native language
- Henrique de Avis, 1.º Duque de Viseu
- nickname
- the Navigator, o Navegador, Infante de Sagres
- noble title
- knight, Duke of Viseu, seigneur
- place of burial
- Batalha Monastery
- replaces
- John I of Portugal
- topic's main category
- Category:Henry the Navigator
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