Diplomat
Klemens von Metternich
Designed the European order after Napoleon and held it together for a generation, mostly by suppressing everything that threatened it.
Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein, known as Klemens von Metternich or Prince Metternich, was a German statesman and diplomat in the service of the Austrian Empire. Metternich was at the center of the European balance of power known as the Concert of Europe for three decades as Austrian foreign minister from 1809 and chancellor from 1821 until the Revolutions of 1848 forced his resignation.
- Born
- 1773-05-15, Koblenz, GermanyA Saturday
- Died
- 1859-06-11, Vienna, AustriaA Saturday, aged 86
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- Austrian Empire
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1773-05-15, Koblenz, Germany · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Berlinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 24°49′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 17°42′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 5°31′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 19°20′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 14°36′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 1°22′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 6°17′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 24°03′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 15°36′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 23°02′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1859-06-11, Vienna, Austria · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Viennathe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 19°56′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 3°34′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 6°17′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 21°18′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 1°59′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 0°19′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 8°56′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 4°31′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 27°03′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 7°59′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Klemens von Metternich was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
