Birth Chart
Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Johann Adolf
Sun Pisces
Moon Libra
Ascendant Gemini
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Pisces - 18°07' - in house 11/12
↣ Moon in Libra - 18°11' - in house 6
↣ Mercury in Pisces - 02°53' - in house 11
↣ Venus in Pisces - 17°41' - in house 11/12
↣ Mars in Aries - 26°08' - in house 12
↣ Jupiter in Cancer - 00°44' - in house 2
↣ Saturn in Sagittarius - 19°37' - in house 7/8
↣ Uranus in Capricorn - 23°43' - in house 10
↣ Neptune in Gemini - 29°43' - in house 2 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Pisces - 26°31' - in house 12
↣ North Node in Gemini - 00°17' - in house 1 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Gemini - 03°04' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Capricorn - 26°44' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Taurus - 00°55'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 11/12
↣ Moon in house 6
↣ Mercury in house 11
↣ Venus in house 11/12
↣ Mars in house 12
↣ Jupiter in house 2
↣ Saturn in house 7/8
↣ Uranus in house 10
↣ Neptune in house 2
↣ Pluto in house 12
↣ North Node in house 1
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Moon parallel
↣ Sun and Venus conjunction (0°26' applying) parallel
↣ Sun and Saturn square (1°30' applying)
↣ Sun and Uranus sextile (5°36' applying)
↣ Sun and Pluto conjunction (8°24' applying)
↣ Moon and Mars opposition (7°57' applying)
↣ Moon and Saturn sextile (1°25' applying)
↣ Moon and Uranus square (5°32' applying)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter trine (2°09' separating)
↣ Mercury and Neptune trine (3°10' separating)
↣ Mercury and North Node square (2°35' separating)
↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (1°58' applying)
↣ Mercury and Ascendant square (0°11' separating)
↣ Venus and Saturn square (1°56' applying)
↣ Venus and Pluto conjunction (8°50' applying)
↣ Mars and Jupiter sextile (4°35' applying)
↣ Mars and Uranus square (2°25' separating)
↣ Mars and Neptune sextile (3°35' applying)
↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (4°47' separating)
↣ Mars and Midheaven square (0°36' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Neptune conjunction (1°00' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Pluto square (4°13' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (0°11' separating)
↣ Saturn and Uranus parallel
↣ Saturn and Neptune antiparallel
↣ Saturn and Ascendant antiparallel
↣ Saturn and Midheaven parallel
↣ Uranus and Neptune antiparallel
↣ Uranus and Pluto sextile (2°48' applying)
↣ Uranus and Midheaven conjunction (3°01' separating)
↣ Neptune and Pluto square (3°12' applying)
↣ Neptune and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (1°12' separating)
↣ Pluto and North Node sextile (3°46' applying)
↣ Pluto and Midheaven sextile (0°13' separating)
↣ North Node and Ascendant conjunction (2°47' separating) parallel
↣ North Node and Midheaven trine (3°33' applying) antiparallel
Birth data
- Chart date
- 27/02/1575
- Chart time
- 08:50
- Date and time quality
- B Biography/autobiography what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Schleswig, Germany - Latitude and longitude
- 54°31' North · 9°33' East
- Time zone
- 00:38 East
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About
Johann Adolf was a German noble of the House of Holstein‑Gottorp who ruled as duke at the turn of the 16th to 17th century. Son of Duke Adolf and Christine of Hesse, he first made his mark as a Lutheran administrator of major ecclesiastical institutions: he served as administrator of the Prince‑Bishopric of Lübeck (1586–1607) and of the Prince‑Archbishopric of Bremen (1589–1596). These roles reflect his involvement in the alignment of territorial and religious authority in the northern Holy Roman Empire during the confessional period after the Reformation.
He became duke after the deaths of two elder brothers and, during his reign, handled an internal succession dispute in the chapter of Bremen, even forcing his resignation from that post in favor of his younger brother, Prince‑Bishop John Frederick. In 1596 he married Princess Augusta of Denmark, daughter of King Frederick II, a union that strengthened dynastic ties among Baltic courts.
His main legacy was dynastic: through his children the House of Holstein‑Gottorp continued, notably in Frederick III, who succeeded to the ducal line and preserved the family’s influence in northern European politics.
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