Peter III Russia

Peter III Russia

 (21 February 1728 – 17 July [O.S. 6 July] 1762)  was Emperor of Russia for six months in 1762. He was born in Kiel as Karl Peter Ulrich, the only child of Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (the child of Hedvig Sophia of Sweden, sister of Charles XII), and Anna Petrovna (the elder surviving daughter of Peter the Great). The German Peter could hardly speak Russian and pursued a strongly pro-Prussian policy, which made him an unpopular leader. He was deposed and possibly assassinated as a result of a conspiracy led by his German wife, Princess Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, who succeeded him to the throne as Catherine II. His death could also have been the result of a drunken brawl with his bodyguard when he was being held captive after Catherine's coup.

I. Natal chart

Ruler of ASC (SU) in VIII ; ruler of MC (MA) cadent. ALMUTEN, according to Ibn-Ezra, is JU. SU and MA are detrimental. Observe the conjunction between ALGOL and JU.

We note : opposition VE-JU and square JU-SA.

II. Primary directions

Attention should be paid to MO and JU directions.

A. #MO conj MA

1. parameters

The exact latitude of #MO is :

 tan(l) = sin(Dn) x tan(i)

where Dn = 146.55° and i = 5.145°. So, l(#MO) = + 2.364°. (recall lat MO = + 4.622°).

Dn = L(#MO) - L(Caput Draconis).

mundane Campanus #MO = 338.54° and #MO L(z) = 134.54° LEO.

2. analysis

3. result
zodiacal

D --> Z D Regio-Campa 1/AR orb 0.31.

B. □MA conj MO

1. parameters

The □MA latitude is computed in this way :

- the north node of MA is : 47.45° TAU for 1728 and i (MA) = 1.8506.
- Dn = 22.48° - So l(□MA) = sin(Dn) x tan(i MA) = 0.708°.

If we consider the conventional approach, the squares have no latitude (German method described by Gouchon and Reverchon in Volume II -directions and annual themes) of their Astrological Dictionary, 1937 and reprinted in les Directions Primaires simplifiées, the role of the Zodiacal latitude, pp. 21-24, ed., Traditionnelles, 1974).


2. analysis

3. result
zodiacal

mundane

D --> Z D Regio-Campa 1/EQU orb 0.06.

Observe that, here, the direction is zodiacal and don't require latitude ; but it is computed with MO proper motion.