Birth Chart
King of Portugal João V
João Francisco António José Bento Bernardo
Sun Libra
Moon Aquarius
Ascendant Sagittarius
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Libra - 29°41' - in house 11
↣ Moon in Aquarius - 10°31' - in house 2/3
↣ Mercury in Scorpio - 19°01' - in house 12
↣ Venus in Virgo - 18°45' - in house 10
↣ Mars in Aries - 29°26' - in house 5 - retrograde
↣ Jupiter in Aquarius - 22°37' - in house 3
↣ Saturn in Scorpio - 08°34' - in house 11
↣ Uranus in Taurus - 26°05' - in house 6 - retrograde
↣ Neptune in Pisces - 10°36' - in house 3 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 26°29' - in house 8
↣ North Node in Aries - 05°45' - in house 4
↣ Ascendant in Sagittarius - 07°19' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Virgo - 23°25' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Sagittarius - 24°28'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 11
↣ Moon in house 2/3
↣ Mercury in house 12
↣ Venus in house 10
↣ Mars in house 5
↣ Jupiter in house 3
↣ Saturn in house 11
↣ Uranus in house 6
↣ Neptune in house 3
↣ Pluto in house 8
↣ North Node in house 4
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Mars opposition (0°16' separating)
↣ Sun and Saturn conjunction (8°53' applying) parallel
↣ Sun and Pluto square (3°13' separating)
↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (5°14' applying)
↣ Moon and Saturn square (1°57' separating)
↣ Moon and North Node sextile (4°46' separating)
↣ Moon and Ascendant sextile (3°13' applying) parallel
↣ Mercury and Venus sextile (0°16' separating)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter square (3°36' applying)
↣ Mercury and Uranus opposition (7°04' applying) antiparallel
↣ Mercury and Midheaven sextile (4°25' separating)
↣ Venus and Neptune opposition (8°09' separating)
↣ Venus and Equatorial Ascendant square (5°43' separating)
↣ Venus and Midheaven conjunction (4°40' separating)
↣ Mars and Saturn opposition (9°09' separating)
↣ Mars and Pluto square (2°57' applying)
↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant trine (4°58' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Uranus square (3°29' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (1°51' separating)
↣ Saturn and Neptune trine (2°01' applying)
↣ Uranus and Pluto sextile (0°24' separating)
↣ Uranus and Midheaven trine (2°40' applying)
↣ Neptune and Ascendant square (3°17' applying)
↣ Pluto and Midheaven sextile (3°03' applying)
↣ North Node and Ascendant trine (1°34' separating)
↣ North Node and Midheaven parallel
Birth data
- Original name
- João Francisco António José Bento Bernardo
- Chart date
- 22/10/1689
- Chart time
- 09:30
- 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
The data used to calculate the charts comes from public sources, as do the descriptive texts. We use sources such as Wikipedia.
About
John V of Portugal, nicknamed “the Magnanimous” and sometimes called the “Portuguese Sun King,” reigned from 1706 to 1750. The son of King Peter II and Maria Sophia of Neuburg, he sought to raise the kingdom’s international standing through ostentatious diplomacy, European alliances and relations with the Holy See, projecting the image of a cultured absolutist monarchy.
His reign was marked by intensive building activity and patronage: he financed major works such as the Mafra Palace, the Águas Livres Aqueduct and the Joanina Library, and enriched collections that now form part of the national holdings. He encouraged historical and linguistic studies and established religious and cultural institutions that shaped the kingdom’s ecclesiastical and intellectual administration.
The discovery and influx of Brazilian gold were decisive for Portuguese politics and the economy during his government, funding his foreign ambitions and the royal apparatus. In diplomatic terms, the Treaty of Madrid (1750) and relations with powers such as Austria and Great Britain reflect his navigation of colonial and European interests.
Despite the splendour and the building programme, the end of his reign showed signs of internal stagnation; politically he left an ambiguous legacy, combining cultural modernization with vulnerabilities that would affect the economy in the future.
