Birth Chart
Prince (1689) William
William Henry
Sun Leo
Moon Pisces
Ascendant Leo
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Leo - 11°17' - in house 1
↣ Moon in Pisces - 05°36' - in house 8
↣ Mercury in Leo - 20°17' - in house 1/2 - retrograde
↣ Venus in Cancer - 01°13' - in house 12
↣ Mars in Aries - 25°16' - in house 10
↣ Jupiter in Aquarius - 29°37' - in house 8 - retrograde
↣ Saturn in Scorpio - 01°08' - in house 4
↣ Uranus in Taurus - 26°44' - in house 11
↣ Neptune in Pisces - 12°33' - in house 9 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 25°08' - in house 12
↣ North Node in Aries - 07°19' - in house 10 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Leo - 06°30' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Aries - 15°04' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Cancer - 12°46'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 1
↣ Moon in house 8
↣ Mercury in house 1/2
↣ Venus in house 12
↣ Mars in house 10
↣ Jupiter in house 8
↣ Saturn in house 4
↣ Uranus in house 11
↣ Neptune in house 9
↣ Pluto in house 12
↣ North Node in house 10
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Mercury conjunction (9°00' applying)
↣ Sun and Venus parallel
↣ Sun and North Node trine (3°58' separating)
↣ Sun and Ascendant conjunction (4°47' applying) parallel
↣ Sun and Midheaven trine (3°47' separating)
↣ Moon and Venus trine (4°23' separating)
↣ Moon and Jupiter conjunction (5°59' separating) parallel
↣ Moon and Saturn trine (4°28' separating)
↣ Moon and Neptune conjunction (6°57' applying)
↣ Mercury and Mars trine (4°58' separating)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter opposition (9°20' separating)
↣ Mercury and Saturn antiparallel
↣ Mercury and Midheaven trine (5°13' applying)
↣ Venus and Mars sextile (5°57' separating)
↣ Venus and Jupiter trine (1°36' separating)
↣ Venus and Saturn trine (0°04' separating)
↣ Venus and Ascendant parallel
↣ Mars and Jupiter sextile (4°21' applying)
↣ Mars and Saturn opposition (5°53' applying)
↣ Mars and Pluto square (0°07' separating)
↣ Mars and Midheaven conjunction (10°12' applying) parallel
↣ Jupiter and Saturn trine (1°32' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Uranus square (2°52' applying)
↣ Saturn and Pluto square (6°00' separating)
↣ Saturn and Ascendant square (5°21' separating)
↣ Uranus and Pluto sextile (1°36' applying)
↣ Uranus and Ascendant parallel
↣ Neptune and Equatorial Ascendant trine (0°12' separating)
↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant square (5°26' separating)
↣ North Node and Ascendant trine (0°49' applying)
↣ North Node and Midheaven conjunction (7°45' separating)
Birth data
- Original name
- William Henry
- Chart date
- 24/07/1689 Julian
- Chart time
- 04:06
- Date and time quality
- AA Birth record cited what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
-
Esher, England - Latitude and longitude
- 51°22' North · 0°20' West
- Time zone
- 00:01 West
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About
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester, was the son of Princess Anne of Great Britain and George of Denmark, and his brief life had political repercussions beyond his family. Born in 1689, his arrival was seen by Protestant supporters as confirmation of the succession established after the Glorious Revolution, strengthening Anne’s position as heir presumptive. His birth prompted the composition of odes and court celebrations, while Jacobite opponents used him as a subject of political ridicule.
Fragile health marked his short life: he suffered convulsions from childhood, likely resulting from meningitis and hydrocephalus, which prompted period treatments and interventions such as cranial trephination and the use of Jesuit’s bark. Despite physical limits, he received a formal education under the Reverend Samuel Pratt and appears in contemporary accounts, notably in the memoirs of the servant Jenkin Lewis.
His death at eleven precipitated a succession crisis that led Parliament to legislate an alternative Protestant line of succession, altering the dynasty’s course on the British throne and securing his place in the political history of the era.
