Prince Hendrik Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz

Henry Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz (Dutch: Hendrik Casimir II van Nassau-Dietz; 18 January 1657 – 25 March 1696) was Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen from 1664 till 1696.

Life Henry 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 on October 31, 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 Henriëtte 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

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-Dietz

Ancestors