Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz

Henry Casimir II
Henry Casimir II
	Henry Casimir II by Lancelot Volders
Born	18 January 1657; The Hague
Died	25 March 1696 (aged 39); Leeuwarden
Buried	Grote of Jacobijnerkerk in Leeuwarden
Noble family	Nassau
Spouse(s)	Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau
	Detail Issue John William Friso, Prince of Orange
Father	William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Mother	Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau

Henry Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz (The Hague, 18 January 1657 – Leeuwarden, 25 March 1696) was Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen from 1664 till 1696.

Life

Henry Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz was 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 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

16. William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

8. John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

17. Juliana of Stolberg

4. Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz

18. George III, Landgrave of Leuchtenberg

9. Countess Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg

19. Barbara of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach

2. William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz

20. Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

10. Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

21. Hedwig of Brandenburg

5. Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg

22. Frederick II of Denmark

11. Elizabeth of Denmark

23. Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

1. Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz

24. William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (= 16)

12. William the Silent

25. Juliana of Stolberg (= 17)

6. Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange

26. Gaspard II de Coligny

13. Louise de Coligny

27. Charlotte de Laval

3. Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau

28. Conrad, Count of Solms-Braunfels

14. John Albert I, Count 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

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

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