HRH Prince Claus of the Netherlands

Prince consort of the Netherlands


Date & place of birth September 6, 1926 Hitzacker, Germany
Born as Klaus Georg Wilhelm Otto Friedrich Gert von Amsberg

Father Claus Felix von Amsberg
Mother Baroness Gosta von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen





House Amsberg
Consort April 30, 1980-October 6, 2002
Tenure 23 years 160 days
Predecessor Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Successor Maxima Zorreguieta





Siblings (6)
Second of seven children (6 sisters)
Sigrid von Amsberg
Rixa von Amsberg
Margit von Amsberg
Barbara von Amsberg
Theda von Amsberg
Christina von Amsberg





Married March 10, 1966 Westerkerk, Amsterdam
Spouse Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (then Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands)





Issue
(3 sons)
Prince Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange (King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands)
Prince Johan Friso of Orange-Nassai
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands





Grandchildren (8)
(1 grandson, 7 granddaugters)
Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau
Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau
Countess Emma of Orange-Nassau
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands
Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau
Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau
Princess Ariane of the Netherlands





Died October 6, 2002 Academy Medical Centre, Amsterdam (age 76)
Place of burial Royal vault, Nieuwe Kerk, Delft





Titles
HRH Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Jonkheer van Amsberg
HRH Prince consort of the Netherlands





Paternal grandparents
Wilhelm von Amsberg
Elise von Vieregge

Paternal great-grandparents
Gabriel von Amsberg
Marie von Passow
Leopold con Vieregge
Baroness Agnes con Gutschmid





Maternal grandparents
Baron Georg von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen
Baroness Gabriele Marie von dem Bussche-Ippenburg

Maternal great-grandparents
Baron Julius von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen
Juliane Mathilde von Salviati
Baron Eberhard von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen
Barbara Warinka von Chelius

*Names in Dutch Claus George Willem Otto Frederik Gert van Amsberg