This is the birth chart of Donatien Alphonse François, better known as the Marquis de Sade (2 June 1740 – 2 December 1814) was a French Nobleman and politician of the French Revolution. He was known for his erotic writings, often glorifying sexual violence against women, young men and children. He believed in living unfettered by morals holding anti-Christian views. He was accused of sexual maltreatment by various members of his staff. His defense; he was royalty and could do as he pleased.

Born into a noble family dating from the 13th century, Sade served as an officer in the Seven Years’ War before a series of sex scandals led to his detention in various prisons and insane asylums for most of his adult life. During his first extended imprisonment from 1777 to 1790, he wrote a series of novels and other works, some of which his wife smuggled out of prison. On his release during the French Revolution, he pursued a literary career and became politically active, first as a constitutional monarchist then as a radical republican Wikipedia

When the French Revolution began he conveniently became a supporter. He was critical of Maximillian Robespierre (Case Study 34) and the Reign of Terror which caused him to be arrested for being too moderate.

He was eventually arrested by Napolean for his writings. He finished his days in an asylum where the man gods rewarded him with a lover; the 13 year old daughter of the head of the facility.

The Marquis has been the subject of much popular literature. There has been a trend to romanticize people like this; particularly when they are trying to normalize rape.

This is the birth chart of Archbishop Alexandre-Antonin Taché (23 July 1823 – 22 June 1894). He was a French Canadian Catholic Priest. He was assigned to the newly formed Diocese of St Boniface of the Western Territories during the settlement period and expansion of Canada. His parishioners (who were settlers) came into conflict with native tribes. He spoke Cree, Athabaskan and Ojibwe. He was called upon to prevent (unsuccessfully) an uprising in Saskatchewan called the North West Rebellion. I wonder what the children in the Catholic orphanage thought of Tache.

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This is the birth chart of Carl Clauberg (28 September 1898 – 9 August 1957). Clauberg was a German gynecologist who conducted experiments on Jewish female subjects at Auschwitz Concentration Camp. He was given the job through his acquaintance with Heinrich Himmler’s wife (Case Study 34).

He injected Jewish women’s uteruses with formaldehyde and other caustic substances to sterilize them. This was done without anesthetics. Many of the women died or where permanently injured by the substances or infections. He also worked with Horst Schumann on an x-ray machine method of sterilization.

He was arrested by Soviet troops in 1945 and imprisoned until 1955. Upon his release he went back to Germany and was given a position in the clinic he was employed in before the war. His identity was discovered and he was arrested but died before he could be tried.

Related: Case Study 87