Birth Chart
Duke of Beja Francisco
Francisco Xavier José António Bento Urbano
Sun Gemini
Moon Taurus
Ascendant Taurus
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Gemini - 03°59' - in house 1/2
↣ Moon in Taurus - 00°13' - in house 1
↣ Mercury in Gemini - 24°43' - in house 2/3
↣ Venus in Aries - 21°55' - in house 12
↣ Mars in Aries - 03°11' - in house 12
↣ Jupiter in Taurus - 02°17' - in house 1
↣ Saturn in Scorpio - 26°37' - in house 7 - retrograde
↣ Uranus in Gemini - 01°34' - in house 1/2
↣ Neptune in Pisces - 17°27' - in house 11/12
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 26°02' - in house 4
↣ North Node in Pisces - 03°47' - in house 11 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Taurus - 10°07' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Capricorn - 23°32' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Aries - 27°22'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 1/2
↣ Moon in house 1
↣ Mercury in house 2/3
↣ Venus in house 12
↣ Mars in house 12
↣ Jupiter in house 1
↣ Saturn in house 7
↣ Uranus in house 1/2
↣ Neptune in house 11/12
↣ Pluto in house 4
↣ North Node in house 11
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Mars sextile (0°48' separating)
↣ Sun and Saturn opposition (7°22' separating)
↣ Sun and Uranus conjunction (2°25' separating) parallel
↣ Sun and North Node square (0°12' separating)
↣ Sun and Midheaven antiparallel
↣ Moon and Mercury sextile (5°30' separating)
↣ Moon and Venus conjunction (8°18' separating)
↣ Moon and Jupiter conjunction (2°05' applying)
↣ Moon and Pluto square (4°10' separating)
↣ Moon and North Node sextile (3°35' applying)
↣ Moon and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (2°51' applying)
↣ Moon and Ascendant conjunction (9°54' separating) parallel
↣ Moon and Midheaven square (6°41' applying)
↣ Mercury and Venus sextile (2°47' separating)
↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (2°40' separating)
↣ Venus and Neptune antiparallel
↣ Venus and Pluto square (4°07' applying)
↣ Venus and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (5°27' separating)
↣ Venus and Midheaven square (1°37' separating)
↣ Mars and Uranus sextile (1°37' separating)
↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant parallel
↣ Jupiter and North Node sextile (1°30' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (4°56' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Ascendant conjunction (7°49' separating)
↣ Saturn and Uranus opposition (4°57' separating)
↣ Saturn and Pluto trine (0°34' applying)
↣ Saturn and Midheaven sextile (3°05' applying)
↣ Uranus and Pluto sextile (5°31' separating)
↣ Uranus and North Node square (2°13' applying)
↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant square (1°19' separating)
↣ Pluto and Midheaven opposition (2°31' applying)
Birth data
- Original name
- Francisco Xavier José António Bento Urbano
- Chart date
- 25/05/1691
- Chart time
- 03:30
- Date and time quality
- B Biography/autobiography what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Lisbon, Portugal - Latitude and longitude
- 38°43' North · 9°08' West
- Time zone
- 00:37 West
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About
Infante Francisco Xavier José António Bento Urbano, known as the Duke of Beja, was a member of the Portuguese royal household, the son of King Pedro II and Maria Sofia of the Palatinate-Neuburg. He received the title Duke of Beja in childhood and was part of the dynastic core during a period marked by matrimonial alliances among European royal houses; negotiations for his marriage to an Austrian archduchess were considered but came to nothing.
In public life he became associated with episodes of controversy and contemporary accounts that emphasize cruel behavior and political ambition, including suspicions—never unequivocally confirmed—of claims to the throne. He never contracted a lawful marriage, but had at least two natural children with Mariana Silveira, later legitimized.
His figure remains an example of the internal tensions at the Portuguese court in the early 18th century: a member of an influential royal line, involved in dynastic intrigues and in a historical narrative shaped by moral judgments that affect his reputation.
