Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau | |||||
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Princess consort of Nassau-Dietz | |||||
Born | Kleve | 16 August 1666||||
Died | 18 April 1726 Diez an der Lahn | (aged 59)||||
Spouse | Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz | ||||
Issue Detail | John William Friso | ||||
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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. [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.
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:
Ancestors of Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau |
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