John William Friso

John William Friso
John William Friso
	Portrait by Lancelot Volders, c. 1707–1711
Prince of Orange
Reign	8 March 1702 – 14 July 1711
Predecessor	William III
Successor	William IV
Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Reign	25 March 1696 – c. 1702
Predecessor	Henry Casimir II
Prince of Orange-Nassau
Reign	c. 1702 – 14 July 1711
Successor	William IV
Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen
Reign	25 March 1696 – 14 July 1711
Predecessor	Henry Casimir II
Successor	William IV
Born	14 August 1687; Dessau, Anhalt
Died	14 July 1711 (aged 23); Hollands Diep, between Dordrecht and Moerdijk
Burial	25 February 1712; Grote or Jacobijnerkerk, Leeuwarden
Spouse	Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel (m. 1709)
Issue	Amalia, Hereditary Princess of Baden-Durlach; William IV, Prince of Orange
House	Orange-Nassau
Father	Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Mother	Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau
Military service
Battles/wars	War of the Spanish Succession Battle of Oudenarde; Siege of Lille; Crossing of the Scheldt; Siege of Ghent; Siege of Tournai; Battle of Malplaquet; Siege of Mons; Siege of Douai; Siege of Saint-Vernant; ;

John William Friso (Dutch: Johan Willem Friso; 14 August 1687 – 14 July 1711) became the (titular) Prince of Orange in 1702. He was the Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen in the Dutch Republic. He also served in the Dutch States Army during the War of the Spanish Succession until his death by accidental drowning in the Hollands Diep in 1711.