Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Henry Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz 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. 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
From his marriage, Henry Casimir II had the following children:
- Willem George Friso, Hereditary Prince of Nassau-Dietz
- Henriette Albertine, Princess of Nassau-Dietz
- Johan Willem Friso, Stadholder in Friesland and Groningen
- Maria Amalia Princess of Nassau-Dietz
- Sofia Hedwig, married in 1708 Duke Charles Leopold of Mecklenburg, son of Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow
- Isabelle Charlotte, married in 1725 Prince Christian, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg, son of Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg
- Johanna Agnes, Princess of Nassau-Dietz
- Louise Leopoldina, Princess of Nassau-Dietz
- Henriette Casimira, Princess of Nassau-Dietz
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