Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz

Henry Casimir II
Henry Casimir II
	Henry Casimir II by Lancelot Volders
Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen
Reign	1664–1696
Predecessor	William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Successor	John William Friso, Prince of Orange
Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Reign	31 October 1664 – 25 March 1696
Predecessor	William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Successor	John William Friso, Prince of Orange
Born	18 January 1657; The Hague
Died	25 March 1696 (aged 39); Leeuwarden
Burial	Grote of Jacobijnerkerk in Leeuwarden
Spouse	Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau (m. 1683)
Issue; 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;
House	Orange-Nassau
Father	William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Mother	Albertine Agnes of Nassau

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

Henry Casimir II

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

Ancestors

Ancestors of Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz

8. John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

4. Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz

9. Countess Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg

2. William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz

10. Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

5. Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg

11. Elizabeth of Denmark

1. Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz

12. William the Silent

6. Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange

13. Louise de Coligny

3. Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau

14. John Albert I, Count of Solms-Braunfels

7. Amalia of Solms-Braunfels

15. Agnes of Sayn-Wittgenstein

External links

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Regnal titles
Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz House of Nassau Born: 18 January 1657 Died: 25 March 1696
Preceded by William Frederick	Prince of Nassau-Dietz 1664–1696	Succeeded by John William Friso
Political offices
Preceded by William Frederick	Stadholder of Friesland and Groningen 1664–1696	Succeeded by John William Friso