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In 1420, Henry was appointed governor of the Order of Christ, an influential body of men appointed by the pope. The Order of Christ would occasionally lend its support to Prince Henry’s expeditions.

His mother Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885-1969) was a niece to Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia and a second cousin to Emperor Nicholas II. On the side of his father, Prince Andrew of ...