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The wedding of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands and Claus van Amsberg took place on Thursday, 10 March 1966, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They were married first in a civil ceremony at the Prinsenhof , after which the marriage was religiously blessed in the Westerkerk . [1]
Claus van Amsberg (nome completo in tedesco Klaus-Georg Wilhelm Otto Friedrich Gerd; Hitzacker, 6 settembre 1926 – Amsterdam, 6 ottobre 2002) è stato principe consorte dei Paesi Bassi dal 1980 fino alla sua morte, come marito della regina Beatrice .
8 giu 2002 · Princess Beatrix married Claus von Amsberg on 10 March 1966. The ceremony was conducted by the Mayor of Amsterdam, Gijsbert van Hall. After the civil ceremony in Amsterdam City Hall, the marriage was blessed in the Westerkerk by Rev. Hendrik Jan Kater, with a sermon by Rev. Johannes Hendrik Sillevis Smitt.
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 his death in 2002 as the husband of Queen Beatrix.
In 1966, Queen Beatrix, who was Crown Princess Beatrix at the time, married Claus von Amsberg, who thus became Prince Claus. Their wedding caused a scandal as Claus, who came from an aristocratic German family, had been a member of the Hitler Youth in his younger years, as noted by his obituary in The Guardian .
The marriage was blessed during a service in the Westerkerk, which was conducted by Rev. H.J. Kater, with a sermon by Rev. J.H. Sillevis Smitt. On this occasion, Claus von Amsberg received the title of Prince of the Netherlands and the designation Jonkheer van Amsberg.
Gösta married Claus Felix von Amsberg (1890–1953), son of Wilhelm von Amsberg and Elise von Vieregge, on 4 September 1924 at Hitzacker. Together, Gösta and Claus Felix had six daughters and one son:
