Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz

Imperial Prince Henry Casimir of Nassau- Dietz ( born January 18, 1657 The Hague, † March 25, 1696 in Leeuwarden ) was a German imperial prince and governor of the Netherlands.

Life

The Nassau House is a noble family of European importance, of which the beginnings to the 10th century and the first occurs as the Count of Lauren Castle on the River Lahn. The line of Nassau- Diez begins with John VI. Son Ernst Casimir (1606-1632), who since 1620 governor of Friesland, founded in 1625 and of Groningen and Drenthe. He stays almost exclusively in the Netherlands, as well as his successors: Henry Casimir I. (1632-1640), Friedrich Wilhelm (1640-1664), who is charged in 1655 in the imperial princes, followed by Henry Casimir II ( 1664 - 1696 ) and Johann Wilhelm Friso ( 1696-1711 ). The latter 1702 by William III. used by England to the heirs general of the Orange Line; his descendants bear since 1713 the title of " Prince of Orange ", they are hereditary stadtholder of the United Provinces since 1747 and since 1815 the kings of the Netherlands.

The only son of Count Friedrich Wilhelm von Nassau- Diez and Princess Albertine, the second daughter of Prince Frederick Henry of Orange- Nassau, the unfortunate father followed in 1664 as governor of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe under the tutelage of his mother. His relationship to the elder by six years Prince William III. , The hinstellte him his mother as a role model was tarnished in youth. After a fall from a horse in 1677, he left William's military service. It came after his marriage to an understanding with William III. , The 1687 godfather of his son John William Friso. 1688 took Henry Casimir of William English campaign in part, in 1689, Field Marshal, but withdrew soon. Ill, he died two months before he was the visiting parent.

Eberhard Werner Happel The writer mentioned Heinrich Casimir in 1681 in his ` Christian potentates War novel ' ( Book 4, Chapter 6 ).

Progeny

Henry Casimir married on November 26, 1683 in Dessau Henriette Amalia Princess of Anhalt- Dessau ( 1666-1726 ), daughter of Johann Georg II of Anhalt- Dessau. From this marriage the following children were born:

  • Willem Friso Georg (1685-1686), Prince of Nassau- Dietz
  • Henriette Albertine (1686-1754), Princess of Nassau- Dietz
  • Johann Wilhelm Friso (1687-1711), governor of Friesland and Groningen
  • Maria Amalia (1689-1771) Princess of Nassau- Dietz
  • Sofia Hedwig (1690-1734) ∞ 1708 Duke Charles Leopold of Mecklenburg ( 1678-1747 ), son of Frederick of Mecklenburg
  • Isabelle Charlotte (1692-1757) ∞ 1725 Christian of Nassau- Dillenburg ( 1688-1739 ), son of Henry 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
John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz John William Friso, Prince of Orange Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie Groningen (province) Charles II, Duke of Guelders Georg Schenck van Toutenburg Maximiliaan van Egmond Gillis van Berlaymont Caspar de Robles George van Lalaing Francisco Verdugo William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg Maurice, Prince of Orange William IV, Prince of Orange William V, Prince of Orange Integrated Authority File
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