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Characteristics of prince Henry the navigator?

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Portuguese navigator and prince.

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What religion was Prince Henry the Navigator?
Henry the Navigator was a Roman Catholic.
What was Prince Henry the navigator famous for?
Prince Henry the Navigator is famous for founding a school of navigation and getting his sailors to go around the horn of Africa. Not so much going past 'the horn of Africa' which is the area...
When was Prince Henry the Navigator born?
Prince Henry the Navigator was born on March 4, 1394.
Henry the Navigator was Prince of Portugal?
True
What was Prince Henry the navigator in search of?
technology. in 1418 prince henry of portugal opened a school of navigation. sailors learned how to sail a new kind of ship called a caravel. they also were mapmakers to help make navigation easier...