Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Detail
- Henriette Albertine
- John William Friso, Prince of Orange
- Maria Amalia
- Sofia Hedwig
- Isabelle Charlotte, Princess of Nassau-Dillenburg
- Johanna Agnes
- Louise Leopoldina
- Henriette Casimira
Henry Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz (Dutch: Hendrik Casimir II van Nassau-Dietz; 18 January 1657 – 25 March 1696) was Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen from 1664 till 1696.
Life
Henry Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz was born in The Hague, the eldest son of Willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz and Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau, daughter of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel. When his father, a member of the branch of Nassau-Dietz, died in 1664, he was made stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen (under guardianship of his mother as he was then seven years old). In 1675, Friesland voted to make its stadtholdership hereditary in the house of Nassau-Dietz. Hendrik Casimir II was therefore the first Friesian stadtholder. In 1683, he married his cousin Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau, daughter of John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau. Hendrik Casimir died in Leeuwarden, and was succeeded as stadtholder by his son Johan Willem Friso of Orange-Nassau.
Issue
From his marriage, Henry Casimir II had the following children:
- Willem George Friso (1685–1686), Hereditary Prince of Nassau-Dietz
- Henriette Albertine (1686–1754), Princess of Nassau-Dietz
- Johan Willem Friso (1687–1711), Stadholder in Friesland and Groningen
- Maria Amalia (1689–1771) Princess of Nassau-Dietz
- Sofia Hedwig (1690–1734), married in 1708 Duke Charles Leopold of Mecklenburg (1678–1747), son of Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow
- Isabelle Charlotte (1692–1757), married in 1725 Prince Christian, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg (1688–1739), son of Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg
- Johanna Agnes (1693–1765), Princess of Nassau-Dietz
- Louise Leopoldina (1695–1758), Princess of Nassau-Dietz
- Henriette Casimira (1696–1738), Princess of Nassau-Dietz
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External links
- Media related to Henry Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz at Wikimedia Commons
Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz House of Nassau Born: 18 January 1657 Died: 25 March 1696 | ||
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Preceded by | Prince of Nassau-Dietz 1664–1696 | Succeeded by |
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Preceded by | Stadholder of Friesland and Groningen 1664–1696 | Succeeded by |
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- Jancko Douwama
- Georg Schenck van Tautenburg
- Maximiliaan van Egmond
- Jean de Ligne
- Charles de Brimeu
- Gillis van Berlaymont
- Caspar de Robles
- George de Lalaing, Count of Rennenberg
- Francisco Verdugo
- William of Orange
- Willem Lodewijk
- Ernst Casimir
- Hendrik Casimir I
- Willem Frederik
- Hendrik Casimir II
- Johan Willem Friso of Orange
- William IV of Orange
- William V of Orange