Character Portraits of England’S Germanic Monarchs 1659-20-- A.D.

By Chris Stubbs

Continuing from where we left off in the previous book, we have assembled the Character Portraits of the Hanoverian and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha monarchs of England from 165920-- A.D. As before, these portraits have been constructed by following the authors proposed and previously described method for sorting, combining, and blending interpretations of specific indicators from each of the monarchs epoch and birth charts. Please note that none of the interpretations have come from the author. All points from the interpretations have been included, but duplication has been minimized. Importantly, the unpolished portraits are impartial and consist of relatively modern expressions for appreciation and comparison purposes, but the most speculative, the more mundane, and the least relevant interpretations have been relegated to smaller print. However, the order throughout the portraits remains unchanged. Additionally, all the natal charts, together with corresponding comments thereon, have been assembled chronologically in appendix 1. In case of interest, appendix 2 contains the natal charts of some of those who came close to becoming Englands monarchs within the time frame of the book. Finally, appendix 3 examines the natal charts of the Hanoverian monarchs and of the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha monarchs as separate groups to try to identify specific hereditary traits among them.
Because the author feels that all the portraits from this and from the previous two books fit all the rulers well and specifically, he is tempted to conclude that, for all of us, Character Portraits should be able to provide us with guidance, firstly as young adults, and secondly as parents, soon after a child is born.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Nov 12, 2015
• ISBN: 9781490766614

Chris Stubbs

Chris is a qualified scientist and astrologer. In his previous books, he developed and improved a method for producing a complete and impartial horoscope for any person, acceptable and natural birth data permitting. In this book, he extends the method to produce a relevant set of predictions for any particular client.

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Character Portraits of

England’s Germanic Monarchs

1659-20— A.D.

Chris Stubbs

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Copyright 2015 Christopher Stubbs.

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Foreword

George I (1714-1727)

George II (1727-1760)

George III (1760-1820)

George IV (1820-1830)

William IV (1830-1837)

Victoria (1837-1901)

Edward VII (1901-1910)

George V (1910-1936)

Edward VIII (1936-1936)

George VI (1936-1952)

Elizabeth II (1952-20—) (speculative)

Appendix 1 Natal Charts of England’s Germanic Monarchs

Appendix 2 Natal Charts for England’s Germanic Nearly Monarchs.

Appendix 3 Lines of Hanoverian and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Descent

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Again, Lois Rodden’s website: ‘Astro.com’ proved invaluable as a source of much of the rated birth data. Thanks are due to Werner Ganske of the Leibniz Library in Hanover for sending to me copies of the original data of the birth horoscopes of Prince George Ludwig (later King George I of England) and of his brother Prince Frederick Augustus of Hanover, both by an Italian courtier (library ref. Ms XXIII, 308).

The staff of Wirral Libraries, Bromborough Branch, kindly obtained and loaned me the individual biographies referenced in the book. Once more, my wife, Angela, made time available for writing it.

To all those who strive to unearth Astrology’s Golden Nugget.

FOREWORD

Continuing from where we left off in the previous book, we have assembled the Character Portraits of the Hanoverian and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha monarchs of England from 1659 –20—A.D. As before, these portraits have been constructed by following the author’s proposed, and previously described, method for sorting, combining and blending interpretations of specific indicators from each of the monarch’s Epoch and Birth charts. Please note that none of the interpretations have come from the author. All points from the interpretations have been included but duplication has been minimised. Importantly, the unpolished portraits are impartial and consist of relatively modern expressions for appreciation and comparison purposes, but the most speculative, the more mundane and the least relevant interpretations have been relegated to smaller print. However, the order throughout the portraits remains unchanged. Additionally, all the natal charts, together with corresponding comments thereon, have been assembled chronologically in Appendix 1. In case of interest, Appendix 2 contains the natal charts of some of those who came close to becoming England’s monarchs within the time frame of the book. Finally, Appendix 3 examines the natal charts of the Hanoverian monarchs, and of the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha monarchs, as separate groups, to try to identify specific hereditary traits among them.

Because the author feels that all the portraits from this, and from the previous two books, fit all the rulers well and specifically, he is tempted to conclude that, for all of us, Character Portraits should be able to provide us with guidance, firstly as young adults, and secondly as parents, soon after a child is born.

We start with King George I … . . …

GEORGE I

We shall be able to maintain our possession of Bremen and Verden whether the Emperor grants otherwise or not.

During the drafting of the peace plan for Northern Europe, ca. 1719.

George was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 until his death in 1727 and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698.

George was the eldest son of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Hanover and his wife Sophia of the Palatinate. He was born on the 7th June, 1660 NS at 07:01 in Hanover, Germany (see Appendix 1, Figure 2). His Epoch occurred on the 27th August, 1659 NS at 12:24 (see Appendix 1, Figure 1).

Character Portrait

General: George had a restless, active personality that may have been tempered by an easy-going and comfort-loving disposition. A love of travel and change would have been characteristic of him from youth to old age. His energy would have been expressed with ’heart’, strong purpose and creativity but also with control. Yet, at times, there may have been some inclination to a domineering insistence on being over-forceful as well as moody and quarrelsome.

George’s nature was at one with itself, i.e. no rift. He tended to be noble, cheerful and contented. Optimistic and good-tempered he expressed harmony well with self-reliance and an independent outlook. He was discriminatingly ready to get rid of the old and to begin the new. He liked gay, luxurious comforts. There was sweetness of character and behaviour with artistic inclinations. He would have appreciated music, dancing and literature but would have felt that he couldn’t pursue these as much as he would have liked. He was docile in temperament, refined and impartial in judgement so that popularity was possible. Thus, his inclination would have been towards beauty and ease, but too irresponsibly and lazily.

George’s manner could have appeared to be cool, cautious and so considerably more limited than he really was. His adventurous, courageous yet stable personality may have shown streaks of self-sufficiency, egotism, avarice and even harshness. Help, support and charity were provided easily but critically based on his personal possessions, feelings and beliefs. He would have shown a certain amount of self-esteem, arrogance and pride but his feelings were not that active. He tried to compensate for any emotional insecurities by accumulating material possessions. Idealistic about these, with excellent intuition applied to concrete affairs (in which even ‘Castles in the Air’ could have been converted into reality) yet he may have been somewhat vague about money matters thereby easily tending to lose his possessions.

George showed good sensitivity with inclinations to retirement, philanthropy and day-dreaming. He may also have shown psychic sensitivity that needed rapport to express it. His sensitivity was not so much a sign of weakness as it was George just being human.

While overly generous, at the same time, George had to contend with feelings of losing things. Also he may have had difficulty crystallising his value systems, so appearing to be indecisive. Thus, all that he acquired tended to dissolve, making his financial security, as well as the values he stood for, feel nebulous. Every time he tried to be firm, he became more pliable.

Early in life George would have been particularly sensitive and even gullible. However, as he matured, this would have changed into a truly compassionate and soft nature. Although he may have had difficulty in standing up for what he believed was right, he would have strived to dissolve any false values within himself.

Mentality: George was both subjective and objective. He had a refined, shrewd and calculating mind that tended to measure all things from an intellectual standpoint. Usually, his mind worked in a detailed, sensible and thoughtful manner in affairs to do with life outside his home. But his mind also contained streaks of the inscrutable, sceptical and suspicious kind. Yet it may not always have been resilient but would have turned towards practical and pleasant things. He showed good expression of beauty, harmony and handiwork. His communication would have occurred in ways in which his mind would have worked by swift intuition rather than by ordered reasoning. He was likely to have kept his communication hidden, unless otherwise brought out. There was a tendency that his mind contained some force and initiative although his mental outlook was also improved by a charming and pleasant manner in which ease and balance, rather than strength, was evident. Yet George’s mind also threw off current worries and began thought anew but perhaps too stressfully. George also experienced limitation through longer-term, maze-like worries that, fortunately, tended to clear up in the long run through patient endurance and quiet keeping out of the limelight.

George had a studious, serious and determined mind with a very retentive memory but, at times, somewhat gloomy. There was a tendency towards, and success in, any of the more profound lines of study. George showed ability amounting to genius in some intellectual direction. He was brilliant, magnetic, inventive and scientific. He had strong inclinations towards science and/or commerce.

George’s receptivity embraced harmony, rhythm and beauty. His strong imaginative faculties contained visions, ideals and boundless aims that could have been of the most ethereal and inspirational kind but strength (i.e. drive and control, which he had) would have been needed to actualise them. His ideas and hunches came easily to him. However, he may have become deluded about the realities of life through too much living in the clouds, lovely though that may have been. But orderliness and caution would have stopped his ideas from becoming too vague.

Lifestyle: George showed a dynamic and exceptionally practical capacity, in which he was moved more by external factors in his environment than by aspects of his own character. Despite much independence, plus a tendency to lean towards materialistic and selfish lines of thought, he would have shown a splendid ability, a thirst for experience and a desire to accumulate wealth, either in the professional or business world.

George’s desire was for humanitarian changefulness through conventional ways. His strong will and independence were not likely to have passed unnoticed, which was helpful to him since his conditions were big and free enough for these traits to find vent. George thrived on competition so that he could show his superiority. His aggressiveness also paid dividends when he had the opportunity to make money. Nothing deterred him from his goal of financial independence but sometimes this vision drove him to excess. It may have been useless to tell him to relax but it still needed saying anyway.

There was a self-driving individuality, i.e. an executive eccentricity that was neither queerness, nor unbalance, but rather was power. This eccentric balance resulted in a strong sense of lack, or of a need, or of a problem to be solved, or of a task to be achieved, in the social and intellectual world around him. His key to understanding the thinking and motivation of the rest of the world was to understand himself first. He must have known that he marched to the sound of a different drummer. Basically, he had to learn to listen, so that occasionally he could have fallen into step with others.

George’s self-expansion occurred in a noble, dignified, loyal, high-minded and good-hearted way. He enjoyed making investments and he knew how to keep his business affairs private until they had developed satisfactorily. Generally, he didn’t discuss his affairs openly but talked about them privately only with those he could trust.

George liked to make money in pleasant ways. He would have been diplomatic and pleasant over money-making and would have enjoyed it for the sake of the lovely things it would have brought, but mixed results may have been obtained. His indifference to money and to financial security could have resulted in many anxious moments. He had to pay strict attention to his finances because he tended to over-extend himself. As a result, he could have been rather unfortunate in his business transactions.

Relationships

Others: George wanted others to need him very much, to accept him for himself and particularly so by his mate or lover. Popularity and social life would have resulted from his desire to form harmonious relations with others. Because he had an obligation to serve others, he may have rebelled at the thought of limiting his self-indulgence because someone else depended on him. But he was obliged to serve only those who could have benefitted from his skills and talents. With his help others could have enjoyed greater freedom. When people appreciated his help, it pleased him more than if they had simply paid for it.

George admired people who thought for themselves, and he looked forward to the day when he could have spoken his mind without having to ask permission. As a thoughtful person, he was attracted to people who were deliberate, reasoned and profound thinkers. George envied people who seemed to have the Midas touch. It fascinated him to form alliances with them and then watch his financial holdings grow. He might have benefitted from an investment club in which the members pooled their resources to buy and sell securities.

Because George was apprehensive about the stability of his material resources, he never refused gifts from others and he didn’t necessarily reciprocate. He was suspicious of people who made demands, so he questioned their motives and tried to pin down what his efforts would cost. He had a subtle feeling that perhaps he offended people when he came on strongly, yet he persisted in this behaviour. He would have had to have learned about himself and how his feelings of guilt affected his ability to take action for fear of arousing resentment in others. He would have had to round out his development by becoming interested in subjects that other people knew about. This would have broadened his enjoyment of life.

George experienced the changing of other people’s values He always showed a great depth of understanding relating to many different areas of life. This made him an interesting individual to others but he had to have learned to express his ideas openly and tactfully. Ideally, he had to have appreciated the uniquely independent values of others so that he could have learned how to give them their own psychic space. Eventually, he would have proved popular with others. Yet while much awareness was received by studying others, it became hard for him to hold onto those who had given him his information. Through his tremendous sensitivity to other people’s feelings, he became more compassionate as the years rolled by. He learned to expect less from those who were less able to give. He even tended to do favours for people, when actually, they should have paid him for his services.

Friends: Personal attachments to friends and lovers were difficult because the constant change of ideals made steady security difficult. Even so, George had to beware of fair-weather friends.

Family: Generally, for George, home matters were happy. But affairs at home also lacked peace. However, he liked to be proud of loved ones. George may have spoilt his children by overly indulging them, making sacrifices for them that put a strain on him. But he mustn’t have sacrificed all his own needs to satisfy his children’s expectations. He hadn’t to feel that he wasn’t doing enough for them; probably they would have been quite satisfied with his efforts. It was only his own guilt feelings that would have been causing him anxiety.

Lover: George had a tendency to be timid through a feeling of personal inadequacy. There was warm, heartfelt affection and he was faithful and generous in love but also overly emotional and wanting happiness. Unusual sexual experiences would have occurred during the first half of his life, ultimately serving as teaching tools to not only bring him to a higher sexual awareness but also to periods of celibacy. Undoubtedly, he would have experienced periods when he would have been both overly possessive and enthusiastic. Although he may not have made an issue of it, he had a strong need for intimacy in relationships, which, generally, he would have been able to achieve. He would have been forceful in intimate relationships but his partner would have been combative causing irritation and quarrels. His pre-occupation with his physical needs might have distracted him from developing his other talents fully. His partnerships would have been conventional but apt to have been broken because of insistence on freedom. His unusualness was apt to have been fascinating and compulsive but not that pleasant. His partnerships may not have been what they seemed. Conditions would have often been kept hidden. Thus partings were likely through unhappy causes. There would have been a tenseness that would have been hard to relax and which could have caused nerve storms. Yet he was still better when in partnership than when alone.

George wanted desperately to have had people understand him and he would have been attracted to anyone who would have listened to his romantic fantasies. He would have dreamed of finding the right partner to help him to exploit his creativity. He wanted a partner who would have supported him fully in his goals and have given him the strength to persist in them. There must have been respect and sincerity between him and his lover and an agreement that they would both work dutifully for both their mutual and individual goals. He sought a partner whom he could have depended on, and vice-versa, offering each other both support and strength. His spouse may have been demanding, so he mustn’t have married until he had become established in his career. Probably his partner would have been his source of inspiration for continually progressing to higher levels in his career. Even though he needed this urging, he also had to feel free to exploit his potential in his own way. He may have married a foreigner, or have lived abroad after marriage. He would have had to have been sure of his lover’s affections before making a commitment. He hadn’t to have assumed that it was love just because he desired it.

George had been forced to become highly independent. The promised strength of others had been denied either through the escapism of his marriage partner or through the unreality of others in his life. He had to have learned how to trust and depend upon himself, and, as a result, he had learned how to build more within himself.

Much of the love he had expected to receive from others would, in actuality, have been the exact mirror of what he himself had given out. Thus it was less the love from others that he felt but rather how they showed him the amount of love that he gave out. He lived through the experience of impersonal love in that time of his life when he had consciously expected the opposite, i.e. personal love. And so, while somewhat disappointed with his intimate relationships, he would have been blessed with the opportunity for growth through sincere sacrifice.

His over-possessiveness would have become less severe as he grew older. Having been married, he would have had to have paid a debt to his partner through sacrificial love. He would have had to have drawn on much strength within himself because he would have experienced a great deal of loneliness. Possibly this could even have led to a hermit-like existence during which he would have learned an enormous amount about his own sense of personal priorities.

Career

Early: George’s destiny would have lain mainly in his own hands in which good luck, meeting good opportunities as well as helpful people would have been expected, but emotional experiences would also have determined his life. There were favourable indications for life abroad and for dealings with foreigners. Probably, benefit would have come from hidden sources.

George’s early conditioning would have been important in his rise to prominence because his parents, especially his father, would have served as a catalyst to seek the best use for his potential. His mother would have given him confidence because she knew how much he could have accomplished if he had disciplined himself.

George hadn’t to fail to get an education because that would have enabled him to demand as much for his efforts as the market would tolerate. As he was inclined to have a high regard for education, he strove constantly to improve his knowledge. He had to get training and education to help him to achieve a high degree of proficiency in understanding people’s problems. This would have become one of his most significant abilities and it would have been his responsibility to use it where it would have produced the best results. Whether he applied this talent for himself, or for others, he could not have failed to benefit from it. His work should have brought him before the public because he identified with it and he could have won its appreciation. His objectives had become well-defined and he had won approval easily from his superiors for the effort he had put into his tasks. Early on, he had assumed that everyone else was either more talented or superior in some other way, even if he couldn’t have defined just how. He would have had to stop indulging in this kind of fantasy, which would have proved debilitating to himself. Additionally, he tended to discuss his ideas too freely with others thereby encouraging the risk of plagiarism. He would have found it to be depressing to be without funds but he had to remember that it was more urgent for him to acquire substantial values. To have neglected personal development in the pursuit of material wealth would have been a waste of his talents.

There was success in material ways since common-sense control would have been well-combined with optimism and the desire to expand both his viewpoint and his circumstances. Put differently, George’s energy and limitation were combined so that force and initiative were canalised while caution and patience were enlivened in pursuit of the material as well as in matters of philanthropy. Thus, any extremism was kept in bounds and his fortune would have increased. He had developed a deep respect for the value of money but he also understood that he had to maintain good ethical standards in dealing with the public, otherwise something of a moral nature would have been missing from his material gains.

George had the ability to work hard and to push on in life. Duty, conscience and orderliness were of importance. His keen insight would have helped him to derive a substantial yield from his resources. Similarly, his fine intuition would have helped him in his accomplishment.

Vocation: George’s career had to have shown promise of providing personal and financial security, or he would have lost interest. Security would have been an important consideration when he chose a career. He may have encountered much competition in trying to get a job but with his aggressive nature he would not have been deterred from his objective. His aggressive nature could have been an asset in his profession if it had been balanced by compromise and common-sense (which it was). On the other hand, if he couldn’t have controlled his temper, then he may only have got a lot of bad publicity. Working with the public would have been easier, if he had developed greater self-discipline and have learned to make concessions at the right time. There were many careers that he could have chosen from but management was best suited to his temperament and growth potential. If he hadn’t known exactly what training he needed, then he should have consulted a vocational counsellor to determine what field best suited his potential. Once he had decided on the area that gave him the most satisfaction, then he needed to develop the relevant skills as his main priority. The chances were good that he would have made substantial progress in a very short time.

George would have been good for government