Henry the Navigator, Prince

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• Prince Henry the Navigator —     Prince Henry the Navigator     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Prince Henry the Navigator     Born 4 March, 1394; died 13 November, 1460; he was the fourth son of John I, King of Portugal, by Queen Philippa, a daughter of John of Gaunt. In 1415 he… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Henry the Navigator — Duke of Viseu …   Wikipedia

• Henry the Navigator — Portuguese Henrique o Navegador orig. Henrique, infante (prince) de Portugal, duque (duke) de Viseu, senhor (lord) da Covilha born March 4, 1394, Porto, Port. died Nov. 13, 1460, Vila do Infante, near Sagres Portuguese prince and patron of… …   Universalium

• Prince Henry the Navigator (statue) — Infobox nrhp | name =Prince Henry the Navigator (statue) nrhp type = caption = location= Fall River, Massachusetts lat degrees = 41 lat minutes = 41 lat seconds = 27 lat direction = N long degrees = 71 long minutes = 7 long seconds = 56 long… …   Wikipedia

• Prince Henry the Navigator Park — It was a gift to the city from the Prince Henry Society of New Bedford and the Portuguese government.The park sits between New Bedford and Fairhaven, between the fishing docks of both cities, looking out toward the hurricane barrier in the New… …   Wikipedia

• Henry the Navigator — Dom Henrique o Navegador (Prince of Portugal and patron of explorers and voyagers) …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

• Fernando, the Saint Prince — The Infante Fernando (pronounced|fɨɾˈnɐ̃du; English: Ferdinand ) (September 29 1402 June 5 1443), commonly known as the Saint Prince ( pt. Infante Santo; more correctly translated to the Holy Infante ) was an Infante of Portugal of the House of… …   Wikipedia

• Henry — is an English male given name and a surname, derived from Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henrik (Scandinavian), Eanruig (Scots Gaelic), Enrico (Italian), Henri (French), Enrique (Spanish), Henrik (Hungarian),… …   Wikipedia

• Henry — Henry1 [hen′rē] n. [Fr Henri < Ger Heinrich < OHG Haganrih, lit., ruler of an enclosure (< hag , HAW1, a hedging in + rihhi, ruler) & also altered < OHG Heimerich, lit., home ruler (< heim, HOME)] a masculine name: dim. Hal, Hank,… …   English World dictionary

• Prince Henry — Throughout history, many people have been known as Prince Henry, at least during some part of their lives. Hal or Harry is sometimes used as a nickname for some of them. Some are more likely to be referred to as Prince Henry as Prince was the… …   Wikipedia