The Natal Registry · Politics & Leadership

Ferdinand VI of Spainborn under Mercury retrograde

king of Spain, lived (1713-1759)born September 23, 1713, while Mercury traced its backward loop through Virgo.

BornSeptember 23, 1713(1713–1759)♍︎☿ Rx in Virgo · 20°55′Rx windowSep 5 – Sep 27, 1713
Natal Mercury retrograde♍︎VirgoWikipedia
Astrological tradition — for entertainment, not astronomy

Tradition reads a natal Mercury retrograde as the inward mind — drafted, revised, doubled back — and gives it a earth-sign keynote in Virgo: Your ruler too — schedules unravel; build in slack.

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.