Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz

Henry Casimir I
Henry Casimir I
Count of Nassau-Dietz
Period	2 June 1631 – 13 July 1640
Predecessor	Ernst Casimir I
Successor	Willem Frederik
Stadtholder of Friesland
Reign	2 June 1632 – 13 July 1640
Predecessor	Ernst Casimir I
Successor	Willem Frederik
Stadtholder of Drenthe and Groningen
Reign	2 June 1632 – 13 July 1640
Predecessor	Ernest Casimir I
Successor	Frederick Henry
Born	21 January 1612; Arnhem, Dutch Republic
Died	13 July 1640 (aged 28); Hulst, Dutch Republic
Burial	Grote of Jacobijnerkerk
Father	Ernst Casimir of Nassau-Dietz
Mother	Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg;

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 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

Ancestors of Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz

16. Jan IV of Nassau

8. John V of Nassau-Dillenburg

17. Maria of Loon-Heinsberg

4. William I of Nassau-Dillenburg

18. Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse

9. Elisabeth of Hesse-Marburg

19. Anna of Katzenelnbogen

2. John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

20. Henry IX of Stolberg

10. Bodo VIII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode

21. Matilda of Mansfeld

5. Juliana of Stolberg

22. Philip I of Eppstein-Königstein

11. Anna of Eppstein-Königstein

23. Louise de la Marck

1. Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz

24. Frederick V of Leuchtenberg

12. John IV, Landgrave of Leuchtenberg

25. Dorothea of Rieneck

6. George III, Landgrave of Leuchtenberg

26. Günther XXXVIII, Count of Schwarzburg

13. Margaret of Schwarzburg

27. Catherine of Querfurt

3. Countess Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg

28. Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg

14. Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

29. Anna of Saxony

7. Barbara of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach

30. Casimir IV Jagiellon

15. Sophia Jagiellon

31. Elizabeth of Austria

References

A. B. Hinds, HMC Downshire, vol. 3 (London, 1938), p. 275.
bullet-hole hat Archived 8 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine in Rijksmuseum

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Political offices
Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz House of Nassau Born: 21 January 1612 Died: 13 July 1640
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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[1] A. B. Hinds, HMC Downshire, vol. 3 (London, 1938), p. 275.

[2] ullet-hole hat Archived 8 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine in Rijksmuseum