henry, casimir, prince, nassau, dietz, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Henry Casimir II Prince of Nassau Dietz news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Henry Casimir II of Nassau Dietz 18 January 1657 25 March 1696 was Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen from 1664 till 1696 Henry Casimir IIHenry Casimir II by Lancelot VoldersStadtholder of Friesland and GroningenReign1664 1696PredecessorWilliam Frederick Prince of Nassau DietzSuccessorJohn William Friso Prince of OrangePrince of Nassau DietzReign31 October 1664 25 March 1696PredecessorWilliam Frederick Prince of Nassau DietzSuccessorJohn William Friso Prince of OrangeBorn 1657 01 18 18 January 1657The HagueDied25 March 1696 1696 03 25 aged 39 LeeuwardenBurialGrote of Jacobijnerkerk in LeeuwardenSpouseHenriette Amalia of Anhalt DessauIssueDetailJohn William Friso Prince of OrangeHouseOrange NassauFatherWilliam Frederick Prince of Nassau DietzMotherAlbertine Agnes of Nassau Contents 1 Life 2 Issue 3 Ancestors 4 External linksLife editHenry 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 Henriette 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 edit nbsp 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 DietzAncestors editAncestors of Henry Casimir II Prince of Nassau Dietz8 John VI Count of Nassau Dillenburg4 Ernest Casimir I Count of Nassau Dietz9 Countess Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg2 William Frederick Prince of Nassau Dietz10 Henry Julius Duke of Brunswick Luneburg5 Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick Luneburg11 Elizabeth of Denmark1 Henry Casimir II Prince of Nassau Dietz12 William the Silent6 Frederick Henry Prince of Orange13 Louise de Coligny3 Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau14 John Albert I Count of Solms Braunfels7 Amalia of Solms Braunfels15 Agnes of Sayn WittgensteinExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Henry Casimir II of Nassau Dietz at Wikimedia Commons Henry Casimir II Prince of Nassau DietzHouse of NassauBorn 18 January 1657 Died 25 March 1696 Regnal titles Preceded byWilliam Frederick Prince of Nassau Dietz1664 1696 Succeeded byJohn William Friso Political offices Preceded byWilliam Frederick Stadholder of Friesland and Groningen1664 1696 Succeeded byJohn William Friso Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Casimir II Prince of Nassau Dietz amp oldid 1180197227, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
