Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz

Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz (21 January 1612 – 13 July 1640) was count of Nassau-Dietz and Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe.

Henry Casimir I
Count of Nassau-Dietz
Period2 June 1631 – 13 July 1640
PredecessorErnst Casimir I
SuccessorWillem Frederik
Stadtholder of Friesland
Reign2 June 1632 – 13 July 1640
PredecessorErnst Casimir I
SuccessorWillem Frederik
Stadtholder of Drenthe and Groningen
Reign2 June 1632 – 13 July 1640
PredecessorErnest Casimir I
SuccessorFrederick Henry
Born(1612-01-21)21 January 1612
Arnhem, Dutch Republic
Died13 July 1640(1640-07-13) (aged 28)
Hulst, Dutch Republic
Burial
FatherErnst Casimir of Nassau-Dietz
Mother

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 English representative, Sophia Hedwig being the niece of the queen Anne of Denmark, was Sir Edward Cecil. He brought gifts of a cupboard of gilt plate, a diamond necklace with a locket, horses, and an embroidered petticoat for Sophia Hedwig.[1]

On 12 July 1640, he was wounded in Sint Jansteen at the battle of Hulst. He died the next day. Hendrik Casimir is buried in Leeuwarden, and was succeeded in his titles by William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz. His death at Hulst, aged 28, caused a series of memorials to his name and the battle in which he died. The Rijksmuseum keeps a blood-stained shirt in the collection supposedly worn by him when he was wounded. Similarly, the bullet hole in his father's hat is also kept there for posterity.[2]

Ancestors

References

  1. A. B. Hinds, HMC Downshire, vol. 3 (London, 1938), p. 275.
  2. bullet-hole hat Archived 8 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine in Rijksmuseum
Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
Born: 21 January 1612  Died: 13 July 1640
Political offices
Preceded by
Ernest Casimir I
Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe
1632–1640
Succeeded by
William Frederick
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Ernest Casimir I
Count of Nassau-Dietz
1632–1640
Succeeded by
William Frederick
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