British Prime Minister
Lord Palmerston
Ran British foreign policy for most of thirty years with a gunboat always available, and died in office at eighty.
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, known as Lord Palmerston, was a British Anglo-Irish politician who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1855 to 1858 and from 1859 to his death in 1865. A member of the Tory, Whig and Liberal parties, Palmerston was also the first Liberal prime minister. An ideologue of free trade and a major sponsor of the Opium Wars against the Chinese Empire and the war against Egypt, he dominated British foreign policy from 1830 to 1865 when Britain stood at the height of its imperial power.
- Born
- 1784-10-20, London, EnglandA Wednesday
- Died
- 1865-10-18, Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, EnglandA Wednesday, aged 80
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1784-10-20, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 27°44′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 12°36′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 11°34′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 16°57′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 20°34′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 28°01′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 18°01′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 16°25′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 12°44′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 9°13′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1865-10-18, Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 25°07′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 12°20′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 23°00′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 24°05′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 2°31′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 24°51′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 2°10′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 3°53′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aries | 8°43′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 13°33′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Lord Palmerston 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.
