Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau

Full name
	Henriëtte Amalia Maria

Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau
Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau
	Princess consort of Nassau-Dietz
	Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau by Lancelot Volders
Born	16 August 1666; Kleve
Died	18 April 1726 (aged 59); Diez an der Lahn
Spouse	Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Issue; Detail	John William Friso, Prince of Orange
Full name
	Henriëtte Amalia Maria
House	Ascania
Father	John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
Mother	Henriette Catherine of Nassau

Henriëtte Amalia Maria von Anhalt-Dessau (Kleve, 16 August 1666 – Dietz an der Lahn, 18 April 1726) was the daughter of John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and Henriëtte Catharina of Nassau and the granddaughter of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange.

Marriage and issue

She married her cousin Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, in 1683. When Henry Casimir died in 1696, she became regent for their son, John William Friso, who succeeded to his father's titles. Henriëtte Amalia van Anhalt-Dessau died in 1727, at the age of 59 and was buried in Dietz.

Hendrik Casimir II and Henriëtte Amalia had nine children:

William George Friso (1685–1686)
John William Friso (1687–1711), married Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel
Henriëtte Albertine (1686–1754)
Maria Amalia (1689–1771)
Sophia Hedwig (1690–1734), married Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (26 September 1678 – 28 November 1747) on 27 May 1709 (div. 1710)
Isabella Charlotte (1692–1757), married Christian of Nassau-Dillenburg (1688–1739)
Johanna Agnes (1693–1765)
Louise Leopoldina (1695–1758)
Henriëtte Casimira (1696–1738)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau

16. Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt

8. John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

17. Agnes of Barby-Mühlingen

4. John Casimir, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

18. John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern

9. Dorothea of Simmern

19. Elisabeth of Saxony

2. John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

20. William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

10. Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

21. Sabine of Württemberg

5. Agnes of Hesse-Kassel

22. Johann VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen

11. Juliane of Nassau-Dillenburg

23. Countess Magdalena of Waldeck

1. Henriette Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau

24. William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (=58)

12. William the Silent

25. Juliana of Stolberg (=59)

6. Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange

26. Gaspard II de Coligny

13. Louise de Coligny

27. Charlotte de Laval

3. Henriette Catherine of Nassau

28. Conrad of Solms-Braunfels

14. Johan Albrecht I of Solms-Braunfels

29. Elisabeth of Nassau-Dillenburg

7. Amalia of Solms-Braunfels

30. Louis I, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein

15. Agnes of Sayn-Wittgenstein

31. Elisabeth of Solms-Laubach

References

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