Vedic Horoscope for Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
German royalty, the last Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. Known as "Ernie" to the royal families of Europe, he was gay but coaxed into marrying his first cousin, Princess Victoria Melita (known to the royals as "Ducky"), by his grandmother, Queen Victoria on 19 April 1894. It was at their wedding that Ernie's younger sister, Alix, accepted the marriage proposal of the future Czar Nicholas II of Russia.Sy Scholfield quotes from the German biography, Ernst Ludwig: Grossherzog von Hessen u. bei Rhein: sein Leben u. seine Zeit by Manfred Knodt (Schlapp, 1978), page 19: "Hundertundein Salutschüsse des Großherzoglichen Artillerie - Korps verkündeten am 25. November 1868 um 12 Uhr mittags der Bevölkerung der Haupt-und Residenzstadt Darmstadt und des Großherzogtums Hessen die die glückliche Geburt eines Prinzen aus dem regierenden Hause Hessen-Darmstadt, dem Hause Brabant. Um 11.30 Uhr hat Ernst Ludwig als viertes Kind und erster Sohn des damaligen Prinzen Ludwig von Hessen und bei Rhein, des späteren Großherzogs Ludwig IV., und seiner Gemahlin Alice, geborene Prinzessin von Großbritannien und Irland , im Neuen Palais am Wilhelminenplatz 1 in Darmstadt das Licht der Welt erblickt."
| Planet | Sign | Degree | House | Nakshatra | Pada |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 11° 28' | 11 | Anuradha | 3 |
| Moon | Pisces | 16° 6' | 3 | Uttara Bhadrapada | 4 |
| Mercury | Libra | 22° 11' | 10 | Vishakha | 1 |
| Venus | Libra | 2° 44' | 10 | Chitra | 3 |
| Mars | Leo | 4° 23' | 8 | Magha | 2 |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 12° 17' | 3 | Uttara Bhadrapada | 3 |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 15° 37' | 11 | Anuradha | 4 |
| Rahu | Cancer | 28° 36' | 7 | Ashlesha | 4 |
| Ketu | Capricorn | 28° 36' | 1 | Dhanishtha | 2 |
Sarva Ashtakvarga totals by sign. Higher values (32+) indicate favorable signs, lower values (25-) indicate challenging areas.
| Sign | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 48 |
| Moon | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 49 |
| Mars | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 39 |
| Mercury | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 54 |
| Jupiter | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 56 |
| Venus | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 52 |
| Saturn | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 39 |
| SAV | 34 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 35 | 23 | 37 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 337 |
Six-fold strength analysis. Planets with ratio above 1.0 have sufficient strength, below 1.0 indicates weakness.
| Planet | Start Date | End Date | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturn | Nov 25, 1868 | Sep 13, 1869 | 0.8 |
| Mercury | Sep 13, 1869 | Sep 13, 1886 | 17 |
| Ketu | Sep 13, 1886 | Sep 13, 1893 | 7 |
| Venus | Sep 13, 1893 | Sep 14, 1913 | 20 |
| Sun | Sep 14, 1913 | Sep 14, 1919 | 6 |
| Moon | Sep 14, 1919 | Sep 14, 1929 | 10 |
| Mars | Sep 14, 1929 | Sep 14, 1936 | 7 |
| Rahu | Sep 14, 1936 | Sep 14, 1954 | 18 |
| Jupiter | Sep 14, 1954 | Sep 14, 1970 | 16 |
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