Birth Chart

Duke of Alençon Ferdinand d'Orléans

Ferdinand Philippe Marie

Sun Cancer

Moon Gemini

Ascendant Libra

Influences in signs

↣ Sun in Cancer - 20°10' - in house 10

↣ Moon in Gemini - 15°30' - in house 9

↣ Mercury in Cancer - 09°30' - in house 9

↣ Venus in Leo - 06°56' - in house 10 - retrograde

↣ Mars in Cancer - 27°26' - in house 10

↣ Jupiter in Aries - 03°46' - in house 6

↣ Saturn in Aquarius - 05°02' - in house 4 - retrograde

↣ Uranus in Aries - 06°15' - in house 6 - retrograde

↣ Neptune in Aquarius - 23°10' - in house 4/5 - retrograde

↣ Pluto in Aries - 23°56' - in house 7

↣ North Node in Sagittarius - 13°33' - in house 2/3 - retrograde

↣ Ascendant in Libra - 20°20' - in house 1

↣ Midheaven in Cancer - 26°00' - in house 10

↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Scorpio - 00°05'

Influences in houses

↣ Sun in house 10

↣ Moon in house 9

↣ Mercury in house 9

↣ Venus in house 10

↣ Mars in house 10

↣ Jupiter in house 6

↣ Saturn in house 4

↣ Uranus in house 6

↣ Neptune in house 4/5

↣ Pluto in house 7

↣ North Node in house 2/3

↣ Ascendant in house 1

↣ Midheaven in house 10

Aspects

↣ Sun and Moon parallel

↣ Sun and Mercury conjunction (10°40' applying)

↣ Sun and Mars conjunction (7°17' applying) parallel

↣ Sun and Pluto square (3°47' applying)

↣ Sun and North Node antiparallel

↣ Sun and Ascendant square (0°11' separating)

↣ Sun and Midheaven conjunction (5°50' separating) parallel

↣ Moon and Mercury parallel

↣ Moon and Mars parallel

↣ Moon and North Node opposition (1°57' separating) antiparallel

↣ Moon and Ascendant trine (4°51' separating)

↣ Mercury and Jupiter square (5°44' separating)

↣ Mercury and Uranus square (3°15' separating)

↣ Venus and Mars conjunction (9°29' applying)

↣ Venus and Jupiter trine (3°10' applying)

↣ Venus and Saturn opposition (1°53' applying)

↣ Venus and Uranus trine (0°40' applying)

↣ Venus and Neptune antiparallel

↣ Venus and Midheaven conjunction (10°56' applying)

↣ Mars and Saturn opposition (7°36' applying)

↣ Mars and Pluto square (3°30' separating)

↣ Mars and North Node antiparallel

↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant square (2°39' separating)

↣ Mars and Midheaven conjunction (1°27' applying) parallel

↣ Jupiter and Saturn sextile (1°17' applying)

↣ Jupiter and Uranus conjunction (2°29' applying)

↣ Jupiter and Equatorial Ascendant parallel

↣ Saturn and Uranus sextile (1°13' separating)

↣ Saturn and Equatorial Ascendant square (4°57' applying)

↣ Saturn and Midheaven opposition (9°03' applying)

↣ Neptune and Pluto sextile (0°46' separating)

↣ Neptune and Ascendant trine (2°50' applying)

↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (6°09' separating)

↣ Pluto and Ascendant opposition (3°36' applying)

↣ Pluto and Midheaven square (2°03' separating)

Birth data

Original name: Ferdinand Philippe Marie
Chart date: 12/07/1844
Chart time: 12:30
Date and time quality: A News report what does this mean?
Data origin: Astro-Databank
Location: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Latitude and longitude: 48°53' North · 2°16' East
Time zone: 00:09 East

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Duke of Alençon Ferdinand d'Orléans — Photo: Reproduction

About

Ferdinand Philippe Marie de Orléans, known as the Duke of Alençon, was a prince of the House of Orléans and a figure of the French aristocracy in the 19th century. A grandson of King Louis Philippe I, he lived through his family’s exile after the Revolution of 1848 and received military training at foreign schools, serving as an officer in the Spanish army and later in the French army when political circumstances allowed.

He married in 1868 to Sophie Charlotte of Bavaria, and the couple had two children; his wife became known for her religious commitment and died tragically in the Bazar de la Charité fire in 1897. The duke, attached to the Third Order of Saint Francis, devoted a significant part of his life to charitable work and adopted a deeply religious stance in his later decades.

A politician by position rather than by ambition, he declined dynastic offers to the Spanish crown out of loyalty to family principles and preferred to preserve his French title. Notable for his ties to European royal houses, he cultivated relationships that made him an informal intermediary within the monarchical networks of the period.

He died in 1910; his remains and those of his wife were placed in the Orléans mausoleum at Dreux, where his memory remains associated with his family’s military and religious traditions and service.

Duke of Alençon Ferdinand d'Orléans

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