Henry Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz (18 January 1657 – 25 March 1696) was Stadtholder of

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and Groningen from 1664 till 1696.

Life

Henry Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz was born in

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, the eldest son of

Willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz William Frederick ( nl, Willem Frederik; Arnhem 7 August 1613 – Leeuwarden 31 October 1664), Count (from 1654 Imperial Prince) of Nassau-Dietz, Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe. Biography Family life William Frederick was the ...

and

Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau Albertine Agnes of Nassau (April 9, 1634 – May 26, 1696), was the regent of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe during the minority of her son Henry Casimir II, Count of Nassau-Dietz, between 1664 and 1679.Geert H. Janssen, Albertine Agnes van O ...

, daughter of

Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange Frederick Henry ( nl, Frederik Hendrik; 29 January 1584 – 14 March 1647) was the sovereign prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1625 until his death in 1647. In the last ...

, stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel. When his father, a member of the branch of

Nassau-Dietz The House of Nassau is a diversified aristocratic dynasty in Europe. It is named after the lordship associated with Nassau Castle, located in present-day Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The lords of Nassau were originally titled "Count ...

, 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

. Hendrik Casimir II was therefore the first Friesian stadtholder. In 1683, he married his cousin

Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau Henriëtte is a Dutch version of the feminine given name Henrietta. The diaeresis is sometimes omitted in foreign texts. People with the name include: *Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau (1666–1726), mother of John William Friso, Prince of Orang ...

, daughter of

John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau John George II (17 November 1627 – 7 August 1693) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau from 1660 to 1693. A member of the Fruitbearing Society, he also served as a field marshal of Brandenbu ...

. Hendrik Casimir died in

Leeuwarden Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Stadsfries dialects, Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in Fri ...

, and was succeeded as stadtholder by his son

Johan Willem Friso of Orange-Nassau John William Friso ( nl, Johan Willem Friso; 14 August 1687 – 14 July 1711) became the (titular) Prince of Orange in 1702. He was the Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen in the Dutch Republic until his death by accidental drowning in the ...

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 Christian, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg (12 August 1688 at Dillenburg Castle – 28 August 1739 in Straßebersbach, now part of Dietzhölztal) was the last ruler (i.e. Fürst) of Nassau-Dillenburg from the line that had started in 1606 with Geor ...

(1688–1739), son of

Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg (born 28 August 1641 in Dillenburg; died: 18 April 1701 at Ludwigsbrunn Castle) was ruler (i.e. Fürst) of Nassau-Dillenburg from 1662 until his death. Life Henry was the son of George Louis, Prince of Nassau- ...

* 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

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