Claus von Amsberg | |
---|---|
![]() 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 6 September 1926 Hitzacker, Germany |
Died | 6 October 2002 Bijlmermeer, Netherlands | (aged 76)
Burial | 15 October 2002 Nieuwe Kerk, Delft, Netherlands |
Spouse | |
Issue | |
House | Amsberg |
Father | Claus Felix von Amsberg |
Mother | Baroness Gösta von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen |
Occupation | |
Signature | ![]() |
Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Jonkheer van Amsberg (born Klaus-Georg Wilhelm Otto Friedrich Gerd von Amsberg; 6 September 1926 – 6 October 2002) was Prince of the Netherlands from 30 April 1980 until 6 October 2002, as the husband of Queen Beatrix.
Initially a diplomat in the service of West Germany and West German deputy ambassador to Ivory Coast, Claus met Beatrix on New Year's Eve 1963 and married her in 1966. When his wife ascended to the throne in 1980, Claus took his place as Prince of the Netherlands, which he held until his death in 2002.