Henry the Navigator vs Jan van Eyck
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Compare the life timelines of Henry the Navigator (1394–1460) and Jan van Eyck (1390–1441) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 47 years, from 1394 to 1441.
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Henry the Navigator (1394–1460)
- — Born in Porto, Portugal Verified
- — Participated in the Portuguese conquest of Ceuta Verified
- — Sponsored the rediscovery and settlement of Madeira Verified
- — Appointed Grand Master administrator of the Order of Christ Verified
- — Sponsored voyages that discovered the Azores Verified
- — Gil Eanes rounded Cape Bojador under Henry's sponsorship Verified
- — Took part in the failed expedition against Tangier Verified
- — Settled near Sagres in the Algarve
- — Died at Sagres, Portugal Verified
Jan van Eyck (1390–1441)
- — Born, probably in Maaseik, in the Low Countries Verified
- — Became court painter to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy Verified
- — Completed the Ghent Altarpiece Verified
- — Painted the Arnolfini Portrait
- — Died in Bruges Verified