The Natal Registry · Politics & Leadership
Charles Edward Stuartborn under Mercury retrograde
Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland, Ireland, and France; (1720-1788) — born December 31, 1720, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Sagittarius.
BornDecember 31, 1720(1720–1788)♐︎☿ Rx in Sagittarius · 29°38′Rx windowDec 17, 1720 – Jan 6, 1721
✶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 Sagittarius: Travel hiccups; pack the charger and the patience.
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.