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Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, in a Battle (1692) Jan Van Huchtenburg (Dutch, 1647 - 1733) Facebook Twitter Pinterest. Favourite Collect.
Henry Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz (The Hague, 18 January 1657 – Leeuwarden, 25 March 1696) was Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen from 1664 till 1696.
Henry Casimir II fought under his cousin, William III of Orange, as an officer in the army of the Dutch Republic. They were not always on good terms with one another. In 1674 Henry Casimir even defected to the French enemy, only to return in 1688. In the year that this portrait was painted, he hoped – in vain – to be promoted to the rank of ‘first field marshall’.
Hendrik Casimir II streed onder zijn neef, Willem III van Oranje, als officier in het leger van de Republiek. Ze konden het niet altijd even goed met elkaar vinden: in 1674 liep Hendrik Casimir zelfs over naar de Franse vijand, om in 1688 weer terug te keren.
Henry Casimir II 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 , daughter of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange , stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel.
Henry Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz was Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen from 1664 till 1696.
