Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau
Princess consort of Nassau-Dietz
Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau by Lancelot Volders
Born(1666-08-16)16 August 1666
Kleve
Died18 April 1726(1726-04-18) (aged 59)
Diez an der Lahn
SpouseHenry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Issue
Detail
John William Friso
Names
Henriëtte Amalia Maria
HouseAscania
FatherJohn George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
MotherHenriette 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.[1][2]

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 and was buried in Dietz.

Hendrik Casimir II and Henriëtte Amalia had nine children:

Ancestry

References

  1. "Henriette Amalia von Anhalt-Dessau · the Stadtholders' Wives · the Wives of the Stadtholders: An exhibition".
  2. "Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland". 17 September 2019.


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