The Natal Registry · Politics & Leadership

Abbas IIborn under Mercury retrograde

Khedive of Egypt (1874-1944) (r. 1892-1914)born July 14, 1874, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Leo.

BornJuly 14, 1874(1874–1944)♌︎☿ Rx in Leo · 8°59′Rx windowJul 12 – Aug 5, 1874
Natal Mercury retrograde♌︎LeoWikipedia
Astrological tradition — for entertainment, not astronomy

Tradition reads a natal Mercury retrograde as the inward mind — drafted, revised, doubled back — and gives it a fire-sign keynote in Leo: Friend-group static; egos bruise easily, soften the send.

Shares a retrograde sign with

Coincidence, not causation: the birthday and the window are real and ephemeris-based; the reading is tradition, offered in good fun.