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Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz (21 January 1612 – 13 July 1640) was count of Nassau-Dietz and Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe . Life. He was born in Arnhem, the eldest son of Ernst Casimir of Nassau-Dietz and Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and, like his father, died in battle. Henry Casimir was christened at Arnhem.
The counties of Nassau-Dietz and Spiegelberg along with the Frisian governorship were then successively taken over by his sons Heinrich Casimir I and Wilhelm Friedrich. When Prince William of Orange became King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (etc.) in February 1689, he declared Prince John William Friso as titular Prince of Orange.
25 de mar. de 2020 · Only eight years after his appointment as stadtholder, Henry Casimir faced the same fate as his father: he was shot on the battlefield and died several days later ( figure 1 ). Figure 1 Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz (1573–1632), Wybrand de Geest, c. 1630–1635. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam) Display full size
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William Frederick was the second son of Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz and Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He married Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau, the fifth daughter of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange on 2 May 1652 in Cleves. They had three children: 1. Amalia of Nassau-Dietz, married to John William III of Saxe-Eisenach 2. Henry Casimir II, Count of Nassau-Dietz, married to Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau 3. Wilhelmina Sophia Hedwig (1664–1667) The fact that...
Career
As a second son, William Frederick did not seem destined for the career he eventually would follow. He studied at Leiden University and the University of Groningen and subsequently took a commission in the army of the Dutch Republic, like his male ancestors and his brother. As such he was a junior partner of his future father in law and brother in law William II, Prince of Orange. However, his elder brother died in action near Hulstin 1640. As Henry Casimir was unmarried, and did not have chi...
(in Dutch) "Willem Frederik" in De Nederlandsche Leeuw; Maandblad van het Genealogisch-Heraldiek Genootschap. Jrg. 7, No. 12(1889), p. 91
(in German) Wilhelm Friedrich (Fürst von Nassau-Diez, Müller, P. L., in: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Bd. 43, Leipzig 1898, p. 133 ff.
Enrique Casimiro I de Nassau-Dietz ( Arnhem, 21 de enero de 1612 - Hulst, 13 de julio de 1640) fue un noble neerlandés de la Casa de Nassau. Fue conde de Nassau-Dietz y estatúder de Frisia, Groninga y Drente .
Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz (Arnhem, 21 January 1612 – Hulst, 13 July 1640) was count of Nassau-Dietz and Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe. Life . He was the eldest son of Ernst Casimir of Nassau-Dietz and Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and like his father, died in battle.
Henry Casimir I (21 January 1612, Arnhem – 13 July 1640, Hulst) was count of Nassau-Dietz and stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe (1632-1640). Portraits. Paintings. By Wybrand de Geest (I). 1625-1640. Idem. circa 1632. Prints. By Crispijn van de Passe (II). Related galleries. Ernst Casimir van Nassau-Dietz (father)
