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Henry (Portuguese: Henrique [ẽˈʁikɨ]; 31 January 1512 – 31 January 1580), dubbed the Chaste (Portuguese: o Casto) and the Cardinal-King (Portuguese: o Cardeal-Rei), was king of Portugal and an inquisitor and cardinal of the Catholic Church, who ruled Portugal between 1578 and 1580.
Henry (Portuguese: Henrique, French: Henri; c. 1066 – 22 May 1112), Count of Portugal, was the first member of the Capetian House of Burgundy to rule Portugal and the father of the country's first king, Afonso Henriques.
Dom Henrique of Portugal, Duke of Viseu (4 March 1394 – 13 November 1460), better known as Prince Henry the Navigator ( Portuguese: Infante Dom Henrique, o Navegador ), was a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire and in the 15th-century European maritime discoveries and maritime expansion.
Henry (born Jan. 31, 1512, Lisbon—died Jan. 31, 1580, Almeirim, Port.) was the king of Portugal and a Roman Catholic ecclesiastic whose brief reign (1578–80) was dominated by the problem of succession.
Henry ( Portuguese: Henrique [ ẽˈʁikɨ]; 31 January 1512 – 31 January 1580), dubbed the Chaste ( Portuguese: o Casto) and the Cardinal-King ( Portuguese: o Cardeal-Rei ), was king of Portugal and an inquisitor and cardinal of the Catholic Church, who ruled Portugal between 1578 and 1580.
Born March 3, 1394 in Portu, Portugal, the third surviving son of King John (João) I and Queen Philippa, Prince Henry (Henrique) was better known as Henry the Navigator. He earned his title despite not venturing on many expeditions himself.
Jun 13, 2024 · Henry the Navigator (born March 4, 1394, Porto, Portugal—died November 13, 1460, Vila do Infante, near Sagres) was a Portuguese prince noted for his patronage of voyages of discovery among the Madeira Islands and along the western coast of Africa.
The last King of the Aviz legitimate branch, Cardinal-King, ruled from 1578-1580 and known as "Henry the Chaste". Younger brother of King John III, served as regent for his grand-nephew King Sebastian and succeeded him as King after the disastrous Battle of Alcazarquivir in 1578.
Jun 13, 2024 · Henry the Navigator - Exploration, Voyages, Discoveries: After Alfarrobeira, Henry spent most of his time at Sagres, his castle in the far south of Portugal. He was accorded by the king the sole right to send ships to visit and trade with the Guinea coast of Africa.
Aug 4, 2021 · Prince Henry the Navigator (aka Infante Dom Henrique, 1394-1460) was a Portuguese prince who famously helped capture the North African city of Ceuta, sponsored voyages of exploration with the aim of building colonies in the North Atlantic and West Africa, and began the Portuguese involvement in the African slave trade.
