(
Portuguese:
caravela]) is a small, maneuverable
sailing ship used in the 15th century by the
Portuguese to explore along the West African coast and into the Atlantic Ocean. The
lateen sails gave it speed and the capacity for sailing
windward. Caravels were used by the Portuguese and
Castilians for oceanic exploration voyages during the 15th and 16th centuries, during the
Age of Discovery.
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The Duchy of Burgundy (/ˈbɜːrɡəndi/; French: Duché de Bourgogne) emerged in the 9th century as one of the successors of the ancient Kingdom of the Burgundians, which after its conquest in 532 had formed a constituent part of the Frankish Empire. Burgundy is a historical region in east-central France, but it has given its name to several larger political formations; at its peak, in the 15th century, the duchy of Burgundy was one of the most powerful states in Europe.
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Philip III, byname Philip the Good or French Philippe Le Bon, (born July 31, 1396, Dijon, Burgundy [now in France]—died June 15, 1467, Bruges [now Brugge, Belgium]), the most important of the Valois dukes of Burgundy (reigned 1419–67) and the true founder of the Burgundian state that rivaled France in the 15th century.
