Richard Chancellor

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Richard Chancellor was a 16th-century English navigator and explorer who pioneered the sea route to Russia and helped establish early Anglo-Russian trade relations.

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instanceOf 16th-century explorer
English person
explorer
navigator
associatedWith Hugh Willoughby
Ivan IV of Russia
Muscovy Company
Sebastian Cabot
Tsardom of Russia
causeOfDeath shipwreck
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth circa 1521
dateOfDeath 1556
education apprenticeship as a seaman
employer Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands
linked to: Muscovy Company

Muscovy Company
era Age of Discovery
linked to: Age of Exploration

Tudor period
linked to: Tudor dynasty
gender male
goal finding a northeast passage to Cathay (China)
impact opened direct maritime trade between England and Russia
knownFor being among the first Englishmen to reach Russia by sea
helping establish early Anglo-Russian trade relations
pioneering the sea route from England to Russia via the White Sea
service with the Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands
voyages to the port of Arkhangelsk
languageSpoken English
legacy considered a key figure in the origins of the Muscovy Company
helped establish long-term commercial links between England and Russia
mannerOfDeath drowning
name Richard Chancellor
notableWork first voyage from England to the White Sea and Russia
negotiation of trade privileges with Ivan IV of Russia
occupation explorer
navigator
participantIn early Anglo-Russian diplomatic contacts
voyage of 1553 to find a northeast passage to Asia
patron Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands
linked to: Muscovy Company
placeOfBirth Kingdom of England
placeOfDeath off the coast of Scotland
placeVisited Arkhangelsk
Moscow
North Cape
linked to: Cape Dubouzet

Norway
Russia
White Sea
religion Christianity
shipInvolved Edward Bonaventure

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Muscovy Company foundedBy Richard Chancellor
Russia Company notableMember Richard Chancellor
Richard Chancellor name Richard Chancellor