Martin Frobisher Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Martin Frobisher, based on 6 World History Database records associated with England.

6 records1535–15946 events1 places

Chronological biography

1535

Birth of Martin Frobisher1535

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Birth of Martin Frobisher

1554

Discovery of Guinea1554

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Makes his 1st expedition to Guinea

1588

Discovery of Greenland1588

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Launches an expedition to Greenland

1590

Knighthood1590

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Frobisher is knighted

1594

Death of Martin Frobisher1594

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Brest

Death of Martin Frobisher, during the siege of Brest

Siege of Brest1594

Warfare / England War · Brest

Death of Martin Frobisher, during the siege of Brest

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.