Heinrich Casimir I (Nassau-Dietz)
Heinrich Casimir I (born January 31, 1612 in Arnhem , † July 13, 1640 in Hulst ) was Count of Nassau-Dietz and governor of Friesland , Groningen and Drenthe .
Heinrich Casimir was the eldest son of Ernst Casimir von Nassau-Dietz (1573–1632) and Sophie Hedwig von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1592–1642).
Heinrich Casimir I was elected coadjutor of the Deutschordensballei Utrecht on August 3, 1619 and appointed Land Commander on April 3, 1620 . At that time Heinrich Casimir I was only eight years old. Therefore, his father and guardian Ernst Casimir I. von Nassau-Dietz took over the official business until the son came of age. From August 11, 1630, Heinrich Casimir I finally appeared personally as Land Commander.
After his father's death in 1632, Heinrich Casimir I became Count of Nassau-Dietz and succeeded him as governor of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe. At that time Nassau-Dietz comprised the counties Katzenelnbogen , Vianden , Dietz and Spiegelberg , the dominion Bielstein and the barony Liesveld .
On July 4, 1640, Heinrich Casimir I was hit in the lower back by a pistol shot in the Battle of Hulst , fell from his horse and remained in the field for some time between the dead and dying soldiers. He was rescued and operated on, but died of the injury a few days later. He was buried in Leeuwarden . The pistol bullet and a piece of the removed bone are in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam .
literature
- Uwe Schögl (Red.): Orange. 500 years of portraits of a dynasty from the portrait collection of the Austrian National Library, Vienna and the Dutch Royal Collection The Hague. (Exhibition from February 1 to March 19, 2002, Camineum of the Austrian National Library, Vienna). Austrian National Library et al., Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-01-000028-6 , pp. 87-88.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Chronyke van Vlaenderen in the Google book search
- ↑ exhibits of the operation
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Ernst Casimir |
Count of Nassau-Dietz 1632–1640 |
Wilhelm Friedrich |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Heinrich Casimir I. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Nassau-Dietz, governor of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1612 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Arnhem |
DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 1640 |
Place of death | Hulst |