Hendrik Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz | |
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Hendrik Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz | |
Spouse(s) | Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau |
Noble family | House of Nassau |
Father | Willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz |
Mother | Albertine Agnes of Nassau |
Born | 18 January 1657 The Hague |
Died | 25 March 1696 Leeuwarden |
(aged 39)
Hendrik Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz (The Hague, 18 January 1657 – Leeuwarden, 25 March 1696) was Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen from 1664 till 1696. He was the eldest son of Willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz and Albertine Agnes of Nassau and succeeded, under guardianship of his mother, his father as Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen. In 1675 the State of Friesland voted to make the Stadtholdership hereditary in the house of Nassau-Dietz. Hendrik Casimir II was therefore the first Friesian Stadtholder. He married in 1683 with 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.
From his marriage, Henry Casimir II had the following children:
Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Born: 18 January 1657 Died: 25 March 1696 |
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Preceded by Willem Frederik |
Prince of Nassau-Dietz 1664–1696 |
Succeeded by Johan Willem Friso |
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Preceded by Willem Frederik |
Stadholder of Friesland and Groningen 1664–1696 |
Succeeded by Johan Willem Friso |
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