Person1394 – 1460
Prince Henry the Navigator
Also called: Infante Dom Henrique
Portuguese prince, son of John I, whose sponsorship of voyages down the West African coast opened the Age of Discovery
Where they went
2 related events
- 1
John I of Portugal seized Ceuta, a Muslim port across the Strait of Gibraltar — often counted as the first step in Europe’s overseas expansion.
- 2
Prince Henry of Portugal sponsored voyages that settled Madeira and the Azores and pushed exploration south along the West African coast.
People who appear alongside
- John I of Portugal1357 – 1433
Founder of Portugal’s House of Aviz, who led the expedition to Ceuta in 1415
Themes this person appears in
- The Age of Discovery1415 – 1600
From Ceuta to the Manila galleons — two centuries in which European ships crossed the oceans and bound the world together by sea