Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz

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Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz was a 17th-century Dutch nobleman and military leader who served as Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen, and Drenthe during the Eighty Years' War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch nobleman
Stadtholder
human
military leader
allegiance States General of the Netherlands
surface form: States-General of the Netherlands
birthDate 1612-01-18
birthPlace Arnhem
burialPlace Grote of Jacobijnerkerk, Leeuwarden
causeOfDeath killed in action
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
deathDate 1640-07-13
deathPlace Hulst
dynasticConnection collateral line of the Princes of Orange
era 17th century
father Ernest Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
surface form: Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz
givenName Henry Casimir
governedTerritory Drenthe
Friesland
Groningen
languageSpoken Dutch
German
mannerOfDeath death in battle
memberOf House of Nassau-Dietz
House of Orange-Nassau
militaryConflict Eighty Years' War
surface form: Dutch–Spanish conflict in the Eighty Years' War
militaryRank general
monarchDuringReign States General of the Netherlands
surface form: States-General of the Netherlands
mother Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg
nobleFamily House of Nassau-Dietz
surface form: Nassau-Dietz branch of the House of Nassau
nobleTitle Count of Nassau-Dietz
notableBattle Siege of Hulst (1640)
notableFor leadership as Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen, and Drenthe
participatedIn Eighty Years' War
positionHeld Stadtholder of Drenthe
Stadtholder of Friesland
Stadtholder of Groningen
predecessor Ernest Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
surface form: Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz
reignEnd 1640
reignStart 1632
religion Calvinism
residence Leeuwarden
servedIn States Army of the Dutch Republic
surface form: Dutch States Army
sibling William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz
surface form: William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
successor William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz
surface form: William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
uncle Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
Maurice of Nassau
surface form: Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange

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House of Nassau-Dietz hasMember Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
Stadtholder of Friesland notableOfficeHolder Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
this entity surface form: Henry Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz
Ernest Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz child Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
Ernest Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz successor Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
Stadtholder of Groningen officeHolder Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz