The Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460) launched the first great European voyages of exploration. He sought new lands and sources of revenue for his kingdom and dynasty and searched for eastern Christian allies against Islam. Born at...

Henry the Navigator Born March 4, 1394, Pôrto, Portugal Died November 13, 1460, Cape St. Vincent, near Sagres, Portugal Although he was called Henry the Navigator by the English, Prince Henry never actually sailed on any of the many voyages of...

1394-1460 Portuguese Prince, Explorer, and Navigator Prince Henry of Portugal did not earn the title "The Navigator" because he himself sailed the seas. In fact, Henry did not venture out on any of his country's many expeditions....

The Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu KG (Porto, March 4, 1394 – Sagres, November 13, 1460); pron. IPA: [ẽ'ʁik(ɨ)]), was an infante (prince) of the Portuguese House of Aviz and an important figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire,...

Prince Henry 'the Navigator' A Life Peter Russell Yale university Press 20 [pounds sterling] 448 pp ISBN 0-300-08233-9 CUTTING DOWN TO SIZE AN ICON, especially one with a larger-than-life 400 year old legend, is a work best approached with great care. And...

PETER RUSSELL. Yale Univ., $35 (448p) ISBN 0-300-08233-9 Prince Henry of Portugal (1394-1460), called "the Navigator," is widely known as a precursor of Columbus, a man who helped set the European world on its great global adventure, and a paragon of learning...

The accomplishments of Prince Henry the Navigator and Portuguese technological advancements in exploration in the 14th century that helped in the discovery of the New World.