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Prince Claus of the Netherlands
Consort of the Netherlands (1980 - 2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Jonkheer van Amsberg (born Klaus-Georg Wilhelm Otto Friedrich Gerd von Amsberg; 6 September 1926 – 6 October 2002) was the husband of Queen Beatrix, and the Prince Consort of the Netherlands from when Beatrix became Queen in 190 until he died in 2002.[1]
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Claus von Amsberg | |
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![]() Prince Claus in 1986 | |
Prince consort of the Netherlands | |
Tenure | 30 April 1980 – 6 October 2002 |
Born | Klaus-Georg Wilhelm Otto Friedrich Gerd von Amsberg (1926-09-06)6 September 1926 Hitzacker, Germany |
Died | 6 October 2002(2002-10-06) (aged 76) Bijlmermeer, Netherlands |
Burial | 15 October 2002 Nieuwe Kerk, Delft, Netherlands |
Spouse | |
Issue | Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands Prince Friso Prince Constantijn |
House | Amsberg |
Father | Claus Felix von Amsberg |
Mother | Baroness Gösta von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen |
Religion | Lutheranism (until 1966) Reformed (from 1966) |
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