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Martin Frobisher Biography and Timeline

Follow Martin Frobisher through 6 dated historical records for England.

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Martin Frobisher, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

6Distinct records

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1535–1594Years on this page

1535

Birth of Martin Frobisher

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Birth of Martin Frobisher

1554

Discovery of Guinea

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Makes his 1st expedition to Guinea

1588

Discovery of Greenland

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Launches an expedition to Greenland

1590

Knighthood

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Frobisher is knighted

1594

Death of Martin Frobisher

Brest · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Death of Martin Frobisher, during the siege of Brest

1594

Siege of Brest

Brest · Warfare / England War

Death of Martin Frobisher, during the siege of Brest

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.