The Natal Registry · Politics & Leadership
Alexander of Greeceborn under Mercury retrograde
King of Greece (1917–1920) — born August 1, 1893, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Leo.
BornAugust 1, 1893(1893–1920)♌︎☿ Rx in Leo · 21°05′Rx windowJul 25 – Aug 18, 1893
✶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
Born inside the very same window
Coincidence, not causation: the birthday and the window are real and ephemeris-based; the reading is tradition, offered in good fun.