Sebastiao, Don of Portugal
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 30 January 1554 (greg.) at 08:14 (= 08:14 AM ) | ||
| Place | Lisbon, Portugal, 38n43, 9w08 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m9w08 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   10°02'   26°58 Asc. 01°27'
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Biography
Portuguese royalty, the only son of Prince John and his cousin, the Spanish Princess Joan of Austria, daughter of Charles V. When his mother left for Spain a few months after his birth, Sebastian was left in the care of his grandfather, King John III. He was educated by priests who ingrained deep bigotry and Puritanism and by the old military standards of fanatic chivalry. Historians wrote that he was precocious, strongly built and excelled in hunting and the art of war.
From the age of 11, he was given a regime of purging and was suspected of having diabetes. Sebastian came to the throne at 14. Something of a recluse, he became a self-centered despot. The anti-luxury laws that he issued were obeyed by few of the nobility, who preferred their lifestyle of ostentation hedonism. Sebastian was a misogynist who refused all the brides who were offered to him, but instead, obsessed with a mad idea of military glory in North Africa, he led his army and many of the Portuguese nobility in battles of conquest. On 8/04/1578 (August 14 NS), he led his troops in the battle of Alcacer Kibir, Morocco where he, age 24, and his army were defeated and killed. This precipitated the downfall of Portugal when two years later, Felipe II of Spain seized the throne.
Events
- Death by War or Terrorism 4 August 1578 (greg.) (War, age 24)
Source Notes
Martin Harvey, Nativitas II, quotes historic records for the January 20, 1553/54 OS, 8:00 AM LAT, 8:14 AM LMT.
(With Harvey's reputation for documented the evidence he presents, his quote is given precedence over that of astrologer Mario Saa. Filipe Ferreira quotes the biography "Memorias Astrologicas de Camoes" in which Mario Saa states records of January 19, 1554 OS, "hora 19 m. 18 post-meridian LAT.")
Categories
- Notable : Famous : Royal family (Portugal)
- Vocation : Military : Military service
- Vocation : Military : Killed (Killed in battle (OS))
- Traits : Personality : Bigot (Misogynist, puritan)
- Family : Relationship : Married late/never (Never)
- Family : Parenting : Kids none (Left no heir)
