Princess consort of Nassau-Dietz
| Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau | |||||
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 Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau by Lancelot Volders | |||||
| Born | (1666-08-16)16 August 1666 Kleve | ||||
| Died | 18 April 1726(1726-04-18) (aged 59) Diez an der Lahn | ||||
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Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
(m. 1683; died 1696) | ||||
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| House | Ascania | ||||
| Father | John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau | ||||
| Mother | Henriette Catherine of Nassau | ||||
Henriëtte Amalia Maria von Anhalt-Dessau (Kleve, 16 August 1666 – Dietz an der Lahn, 18 April 1726) was a Princess consort of Nassau-Dietz.
She was the daughter of John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and Henriëtte Catharina of Nassau and the granddaughter of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange.
Marriage and issue
She married her cousin Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, in 1683, at the age of 17. When Henry Casimir died in 1696, she became regent for their son, John William Friso, who succeeded to his father's titles. Henriëtte Amalia von Anhalt-Dessau died in 1726 at the age of 59; she was buried in Dietz.
Hendrik Casimir II and Henriëtte Amalia had nine children:
- William George Friso (1685–1686)
- John William Friso (1687–1711), married Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel
- Henriëtte Albertine (1686–1754)
- Maria Amalia (1689–1771)
- Sophia Hedwig (1690–1734), married Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (26 September 1678 – 28 November 1747) on 27 May 1709 (div. 1710)
- Isabella Charlotte (1692–1757), married Christian, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg (1688–1739)
- Johanna Agnes (1693–1765)
- Louise Leopoldina (1695–1758)
- Henriëtte Casimira (1696–1738)
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Henriette Amalie of Anhalt-Dessau (1666–1726) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- "Henriette Amalia von Anhalt-Dessau · the Stadtholders' Wives · the Wives of the Stadtholders: An exhibition".
- "Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland". 17 September 2019.
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