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{{Short description|Prince consort of the Netherlands from 1980 to 2002}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox royalty
| consort         = yes
| name            = Claus von Amsberg
| image           = Prince Claus of the Netherlands 1986.jpg
| caption         = Prince Claus in 1986
| succession      = [[Prince consort of the Netherlands]]
| reign           = 30 April 1980 – 6 October 2002
| spouse          = {{marriage|[[Beatrix of the Netherlands]]|1966}}
| issue           = {{ubl|[[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands]]|[[Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau|Prince Friso]]|[[Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands|Prince Constantijn]]}}
| house           = [[House of Amsberg|Amsberg]]
| father          = [[Claus Felix von Amsberg]]
| mother          = [[Baroness Gösta von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen]]
| birth_date      = {{Birth date|1926|09|06|df=y}}
| birth_name      = Klaus-Georg Wilhelm Otto Friedrich Gerd von Amsberg
| birth_place     = [[Hitzacker]], [[Weimar Republic|Germany]]
| death_date      = {{Death date and age|2002|10|06|1926|09|06|df=y}}
| death_place     = [[Bijlmermeer]], Netherlands
| burial_date     = 15 October 2002
| burial_place    = [[Nieuwe Kerk (Delft)|Nieuwe Kerk]], [[Delft]], Netherlands
| occupation      = {{Hlist|[[Diplomat]]|[[Civil servant]]}}
| signature       = Claus von Amsberg Signature.svg
}}
[[File:Landgoed_Dötzingen_te_Hitzacker_Geboortegrond_van_prins_Claus,_Bestanddeelnr_017-1177.jpg|thumb|262px|Schloss Dötzingen, birthplace of Claus von Amsberg]]
'''Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Jonkheer van Amsberg''' (born '''Klaus-Georg Wilhelm Otto Friedrich Gerd von Amsberg'''; 6 September 1926 – 6 October 2002) was [[List of Dutch royal consorts|Prince of the Netherlands]] from 30 April 1980 until his death on 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.

==Biography==
Klaus-Georg Wilhelm Otto Friedrich Gerd von Amsberg was born on his mother's family's estate, Schloss Dötzingen, [[Hitzacker]], [[Weimar Republic|Germany]], on 6 September 1926.<ref name=marlise>{{cite news|last=Simons|first=Marlise|title=Claus von Amsberg, 76, Popular Dutch Prince|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/07/world/claus-von-amsberg-76-popular-dutch-prince.html|access-date=27 September 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=7 October 2002}}</ref> He was the second child and only son of [[Claus Felix von Amsberg]] and his wife, [[Baroness Gösta von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen]]. His father, by birth a member of [[Amsberg|House of Amsberg]] which belonged to the untitled [[German nobility]] from [[Mecklenburg]], operated a large farm in [[Tanganyika (territory)|Tanganyika]] (formerly [[German East Africa]]) from 1928 until [[World War II]]. His mother belonged to the ancient [[Bussche family|von dem Bussche]] noble family which originated from the [[County of Ravensberg]]. From 1938, Claus and his six sisters grew up on their maternal grandmother's estate in [[Lower Saxony]]; he attended the [[Friderico-Francisceum-Gymnasium]] in [[Bad Doberan]] from 1933 to 1936 and a boarding school in Tanganyika from 1936 to 1938.<ref name="Guardian-Obituary"/>

Claus was a member of such [[Nazism|Nazi]] [[youth organisation]]s as [[Deutsches Jungvolk]] and the [[Hitler Youth]].<ref name=marlise/><ref>[http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/hitleryouth/hj-prelude.htm Hitler Youth: Prelude to War 1933–1939]. The History Place. Retrieved on 23 April 2014.</ref> From 1938 until 1942, he attended the German Baltenschule Misdroy in what is now [[Międzyzdroje]], Poland.

In 1944, Claus was conscripted into the German [[Wehrmacht]], becoming a soldier in the German [[90th Light Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|90th Panzergrenadier Division]] in Italy in March 1945.<ref name="Guardian-Obituary"/> He was taken [[prisoner of war]] by the [[United States|American forces]] at [[Meran]] before taking part in any fighting.<ref name="Guardian-Obituary"/> After his [[repatriation]], he finished school in [[Lüneburg]] and studied [[law]] in [[Hamburg]]. He then joined the German [[diplomatic corps]] and worked in [[Santo Domingo]] and [[Ivory Coast]]. In the 1960s, he was transferred to [[Bonn]].<ref name="WP-Obituary">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/10/07/prince-claus-of-netherlands-dies/f6f4271f-bd92-403d-b321-1bf28e91e023/?noredirect=on|title=Prince Claus of Netherlands Dies|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref>

Claus met Princess Beatrix for the first time on New Year's Eve 1963 in [[Bad Driburg]] at a dinner hosted by the Count von [[:de:Oeynhausen (Adelsgeschlecht)|Oeynhausen-Sierstorpff]], who was a distant relative of both of them. Claus and Beatrix were also distantly related (5th cousins twice removed), as both being descendants from [[Bussche family|von dem Bussche family]]. They met again at the wedding-eve party of Princess Tatjana of [[Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg]] and [[Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse]], in the summer of 1964. With memories of German oppression still very strong 20 years after the war, sections of the Dutch population were unhappy that Beatrix's fiancé was a German and former member of the [[Hitler Youth]]. Nonetheless, [[Queen Juliana]] gave the engagement her blessing<ref name="Guardian-Obituary"/> after giving serious thought to canceling it. The engagement was approved by the [[States General of the Netherlands|States-General]]—a necessary step for Beatrix to remain in the line of succession to the throne—in 1965. He was granted Dutch citizenship later that year and changed the spellings of his names to Dutch.

The [[Wedding of Princess Beatrix and Claus van Amsberg|couple were married]] on 10 March 1966. Their wedding day saw violent protests, most notably by the anarchist-artist group [[Provo (movement)|Provo]]. They included such memorable slogans as "Claus, 'raus!" (Claus, get out!) and "Mijn fiets terug" (Give me back my bike), a reference to the memory of occupying German soldiers confiscating Dutch bicycles. A smoke bomb was thrown at the wedding carriage by a group of Provos.<ref name=marlise/><ref name="Guardian-Obituary">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/oct/08/guardianobituaries1|title=Obituary: Prince Claus of the Netherlands|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Malu|last=Halasa|date=7 October 2002|access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref> For a time, it was thought that Beatrix would be the last monarch of the Netherlands.

However, over time, Claus became accepted by the public, so much so that during the last part of his life he was considered by some to be the most popular member of the [[Dutch royal family|royal family]].<ref name="Guardian-Obituary"/><ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.rtl.nl/(/actueel/rtlnieuws/binnenland/)/components/actueel/rtlnieuws/12_december/13/binnenland/maxima.xml Máxima en Claus populairste Oranje-leden]</ref> This change in Dutch opinion was brought about by Claus's strong motivation to contribute to public causes (especially [[Third World]] development, on which he was considered an expert), his sincere modesty and his candor (within but sometimes on the edge of royal protocol).

The public also sympathised with Claus for his efforts to give meaning to his life beyond the restrictions that Dutch law imposed on the royal family's freedom of speech and action. However, these restrictions were gradually loosened; Claus was even appointed as senior staff member at the Department of Developing Aid, albeit in an advisory role.

One example of his attitude toward protocol was the "Declaration of the Tie". In 1998, after presenting the annual [[Prince Claus Awards]] to three [[Africa]]n [[fashion design]]ers, Claus told "workers of all nations to unite and cast away the new shackles they have voluntarily cast upon themselves", meaning the [[necktie]], that "snake around my neck,"<ref name=marlise/> and encouraged the audience to "venture into open-[[collar (clothing)|collar]] [[paradise]]". He then removed his tie and threw it on the floor.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://nos.nl/video/47116-prins-claus-wars-van-protocol-2002.html Claus' speech in which he removes his tie, among other video fragments] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112084738/http://nos.nl/video/47116-prins-claus-wars-van-protocol-2002.html |date=12 January 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nos.nl/l/261282|title=Prins Claus werpt stropdas af (1998)|website=nos.nl|date=6 April 2011 |language=nl|access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref>

Claus battled depression for a number of years, and underwent surgery in 1998 to remove his prostate. In 2001, he underwent another surgery to remove one of his kidneys. He eventually died on 6 October 2002 from Parkinson's disease and heart failure.<ref name="WP-Obituary"/>

===Activities===
As a husband of the heir, Claus was a member of the National Advisory Council for Development Cooperation and its Bureau, and was a chair of the National Committee for Development Strategy 1970‑1980 and the Netherlands Development Organization. He also worked as special advisor to the Minister for Development Cooperation. He held these positions until 1980.<ref name="royalhouse2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.royal-house.nl/members-royal-house/in-memoriam/prince-claus/work-until-1980|title=Prince Claus's Work until 1980|website=Dutch Royal House Official Website|date=20 January 2015 |access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref>

On 30 April 1980, Claus' mother-in-law, Queen Juliana, abdicated in favour of Princess Beatrix, who became Queen of the Netherlands.<ref name="royalhouse3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.royal-house.nl/members-royal-house/in-memoriam/prince-claus/prince-claus-and-queen-beatrix|title=Prince Claus and Queen Beatrix|website=Dutch Royal House Official Website|date=20 January 2015 |access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref> After the investiture, the couple visited the [[Netherlands Antilles]] and [[Aruba]].<ref name="royalhouse3"/> As a prince consort, Prince Claus frequently visited public organisations, commercial and industrial enterprises, and companies in the agriculture and fisheries sector.<ref name="royalhouse3"/>

In 1984, Claus became the Inspector General for Development Cooperation, member of the Board of Directors of De Nederlandsche Bank N.V. (until 1998), member of the Board of Directors of Royal PTT Nederland, and Chair of the Transport and Public Works Platform.<ref name="royalhouse"/>

Claus was an honorary chair of the National Coordinating Committee for the Protection of Monuments and Historic Buildings and the King William I Foundation. He was also a patron of the Concertgebouw Orchestra and Scouting Netherlands.<ref name="royalhouse">{{Cite web|url=https://www.royal-house.nl/members-royal-house/in-memoriam/prince-claus/public-appointments|title=Prince Claus's Public appointments|website=Dutch Royal House Official Website|date=20 January 2015 |access-date=7 July 2020}}</ref>

On Claus' seventieth birthday, the Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development was established on the initiative of the Dutch government. The fund focused on enhancing understanding of cultures and promoting interaction between culture and development.<ref name="royalhouse"/>

===Declining health and death===
[[File:Funeral of Prince Claus of the Netherlands.jpg|thumb|250px|Funeral of Prince Claus]]

Claus suffered various health problems, such as [[depression (mood)|depression]], [[cancer]] and [[Parkinson's disease]]. He died of complications of [[pneumonia]] and Parkinson's at the [[Academic Medical Center]] in [[Amsterdam]] on 6 October 2002 after a long illness, aged 76.<ref name="WP-Obituary" /> He died less than four months after the birth of [[Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau|his first grandchild]].

Claus is interred in the royal family's tomb in [[Delft]] on 15 October. It was the first full [[state funeral]] since [[Wilhelmina of the Netherlands|Queen Wilhelmina]]'s in 1962.

==Titles, styles, honours, and arms==
[[File:Royal Standard of the Prince Consort of the Netherlands (1980–2002).svg|thumb|right|150px|Standard of Claus as Prince-consort of the Netherlands.]]
[[Image:Royal Monogram of Prince Claus of the Netherlands.svg|thumb|right|100px|Royal monogram]]
[[File:Coat of Arms of Prince Claus of the Netherlands.svg|thumb|200px|Coat of arms of Prince Claus of the Netherlands]]

===Titles===
*6 September 1926 – 16 February 1966: Klaus von Amsberg
*16 February 1966 – 10 March 1966: Claus van Amsberg
*10 March 1966 – 30 April 1980: ''His Royal Highness'' Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Jonkheer van Amsberg<ref name="titels">{{cite web| url=https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/onderwerpen/titels-aanspreektitels-en-beschermheerschappen/inhoud/koninklijke-familie | title=Titels leden Koninklijke Familie| date=14 January 2015|publisher=The Royal House| access-date=26 May 2017}}</ref>
*30 April 1980 - 6 October 2002: ''His Royal Highness'' The Prince of the Netherlands

===Honours===

====National====
*{{flag|Netherlands}}: 
**[[File:Order of the Netherlands Lion ribbon - Knight Grand Cross.svg|75px]] Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Netherlands Lion]] (1966)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hdl.handle.net/10648/16e8d4b4-d2d8-11e8-828a-00505693001d|title=Kanselarij der Nederlandse Orden: Index gedecoreerden, Achternaam: Amsberg, van|hdl=10648/16e8d4b4-d2d8-11e8-828a-00505693001d |access-date=24 February 2022}}</ref>
**[[File:Vierdaagse Medal BAR.svg|75px]] Recipient of the [[Cross for the Four Day Marches|Cross Medal of Nijmegen Marching Proficiency]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vorsten.nl/2016/05/23/vierdaagsekruisje-van-prins-claus-te-zien/|title=Vierdaagsekruisje van prins Claus te zien - Vorsten|date=23 May 2016|access-date=25 September 2017}}</ref>
**[[File:Queen Beatrix Investiture Medal 1980 ribbon.svg|75px]] Recipient of the [[Decorations and medals of the Netherlands|Queen Beatrix Inauguration Medal]]
**[[File:NLD Wedding Medal 2002.svg|75px]] Recipient of the [[Decorations and medals of the Netherlands|Wedding Medal of Prince Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange and Maxima Zorreguieta]]

====Foreign====
*{{flag|Austria}}: 
**[[File:AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 1st Class BAR.svg|75px]] Grand Star of the [[Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria]] (1994)<ref name="AUT111">{{cite web | url = http://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/VHG/XXIV/AB/AB_10542/imfname_251156.pdf | title = Reply to a parliamentary question about the Decoration of Honour | language = de | page=111  }}</ref>
*{{Flag|Denmark}}: 
**[[File:Order of the Elephant Ribbon bar.svg|75px]] Knight of the [[Order of the Elephant]] (29 October 1975)<ref>{{cite book |year=1995 |orig-year=1st pub.:1801 |editor1-last=Bille-Hansen |editor1-first=A. C. |editor2-last=Holck |editor2-first=Harald |title=Statshaandbog for Kongeriget Danmark for Aaret 1995 |trans-title=State Manual of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Year 1995 |url=https://slaegtsbibliotek.dk/910994.pdf#page=31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922105142/https://slaegtsbibliotek.dk/910994.pdf |archive-date=2021-09-22 |url-status=live |format=PDF |series=Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender |language=da |location=Copenhagen |publisher=J.H. Schultz A.-S. Universitetsbogtrykkeri |page=36 |via=[[:da:DIS Danmark]]}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Ethiopia|1897}} [[Solomonic dynasty|Ethiopian imperial family]]: 
**[[File:Order of The Queen of Sheba (Ethiopia) ribbon.gif|75px]] Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Queen of Sheba]] (1969)
*{{flag|France}}: 
**[[File:Legion Honneur GC ribbon.svg|75px]] Grand Cross of the [[Legion of Honour|Order of the Legion of Honour]] (1984)
*{{flag|Germany}}: 
**[[File:GER Bundesverdienstkreuz 9 Sond des Grosskreuzes.svg|75px]] Grand Cross Special Class of the [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] (1 March 1983)
*{{flag|Iceland}}: 
**[[File:ISL Icelandic Order of the Falcon - Grand Cross BAR.png|75px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Falcon]] (1994)
*{{Flag|Italy}}: 
**[[File:Cordone di gran Croce di Gran Cordone OMRI BAR.svg|75px]] Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]] (27 March 1985)<ref>[http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=15019 Italian Presidency], S.A.R. Claus Principe dei Paesi Bassi – Decorato di Gran Cordone</ref>
*{{flag|Ivory Coast}}: 
**[[File:Cote d'Ivoire Ordre national GC ribbon.svg|75px]] Grand Cross of the [[National Order of the Ivory Coast]] (1973)
*{{flag|Japan}}: 
**[[File:JPN Daikun'i kikkasho BAR.svg|75px]] Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Chrysanthemum]] (2000)
*{{flag|Norway}}: 
**[[File:St Olavs Orden storkors stripe.svg|75px]] Grand Cross with Collar of the [[Order of St. Olav|Order of Saint Olav]] (1968)<ref name="norges1">{{citation|title=Norges Statskalender for Aaret 1970|language=Norwegian|year=1970|pages=1240–1241|chapter-url=https://runeberg.org/norkal/1970/0798.html|chapter=Den kongelige norske Sanct Olavs Orden|location=Oslo|publisher=Forlagt av H. Aschehoug & Co. (w. Nygaard)|via=runeberg.org}}</ref>
*{{flag|Portugal}}: 
**[[File:PRT Order of Christ - Grand Cross BAR.svg|75px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of Christ (Portugal)|Military Order of Christ]] (14 May 1991)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=154&list=1|title=ENTIDADES ESTRANGEIRAS AGRACIADAS COM ORDENS PORTUGUESAS - Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas}}</ref>
*{{flag|South Africa}}: 
**[[File:Ord.GoodHope-ribbon.gif|75px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order of Good Hope]] (1999)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.za/about-government/1999-national-orders-awards|title=1999 National Orders awards - South African Government|website=www.gov.za|access-date=25 September 2017}}</ref>
*{{Flag|Spain}}: 
**[[File:ESP Charles III Order GC.svg|75px]] Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Charles III]] (7 October 1985)<ref>[http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1985/10/08/pdfs/A31635-31635.pdf Boletín Oficial del Estado]. 8 October 1985.</ref>
**[[File:ESP Isabella Catholic Order GC.svg|75px]] Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Isabella the Catholic]]<ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w8OCruTW34HbKMpoCYBvNm8z6t-PGVzo/view?usp=sharing Prince Claus wearing the Order of Isabella the Catholic]</ref>
*{{flag|Sweden}}: 
**[[File:Order of the Polar Star (after 1975) - Commander Grand Cross.svg|75px]] Commander Grand Cross of the [[Royal Order of the Polar Star]] (1976)
*{{Flag|Tunisia}}: 
**[[File:TN Order Merit Rib.png|TN Order Merit Rib|75px]] Grand Cordon of the [[National Order of Merit (Tunisia)|National Order of Merit of Tunisia]] (1973)
*{{Flag|United Kingdom}}: 
**[[File:UK Royal Victorian Order honorary member ribbon.svg|75px]] Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] (18 November 1982)

====Academic awards====
*Honorary Doctor of the [[International Institute of Social Studies]] (1988)

Prince Claus was also appointed Honorary Fellow of the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in 1988. Prince Claus was held in very high esteem in the international development cooperation community, partly because of his considerable insight and understanding of the problems involved, and partly because of his exceptional gift for expressing the hopes and anxieties felt by all.

==Ancestry==
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|1= 1. ''' Prince Claus of the Netherlands '''
|2= 2. [[Claus Felix von Amsberg]]
|3= 3. [[Baroness Gösta von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen]]
|4= 4. [[:nl:Wilhelm von Amsberg|Wilhelm von Amsberg]]
|5= 5. [[:nl:Elise von Vieregge|Elise von Vieregge]]
|6= 6. [[:nl:Georg von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen|Baron Georg von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen]]
|7= 7. [[:nl:Gabriele von dem Bussche-Ippenburg|Baroness Gabriele Marie von dem Bussche-Ippenburg]]
|8= 8. [[:nl:Gabriel Ludwig Johann von Amsberg|Gabriel von Amsberg]]
|9= 9. Marie von [[:de:Passow (Adelsgeschlecht)|Passow]]
|10= 10. Leopold von [[:de:Vieregg (Adelsgeschlecht)|Vieregge]]
|11= 11. Baroness Agnes von Gutschmid
|12= 12. [[:nl:Julius Ernst von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen|Baron Julius von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen]]
|13= 13. [[:nl:Juliana von Salviati|Juliane Mathilde von Salviati]]
|14= 14. Baron Eberhard von dem [[Bussche family|Bussche-Ippenburg]]
|15= 15. Barbara Warinka von Chelius
}}

== Issue ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Name
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Birth
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Death
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Marriage
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Children
|-
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Spouse
|-
! scope="row" | [[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands|King Willem-Alexander]]
| 27 April 1967
| 
|  [[Wedding of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, and Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti|2 February 2002]]
| [[Queen Máxima of the Netherlands|Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti]]
| [[Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange]]<br>[[Princess Alexia of the Netherlands|Princess Alexia]]<br>[[Princess Ariane of the Netherlands|Princess Ariane]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau|Prince Friso]]
| 25 September 1968
| 12 August 2013
| 24 April 2004
| [[Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau|Mabel Wisse Smit]]
| Countess Luana<br>Countess Zaria
|-
! scope="row" | [[Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands|Prince Constantijn]]
| 11 October 1969
|
| 17 May 2001
| [[Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands|Laurentien Brinkhorst]]
| [[Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau]]<br>[[Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau]]<br>[[Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau]]
|}

{{Clear}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Prince Claus of the Netherlands}}
* {{Official website|https://www.royal-house.nl/members-royal-house/in-memoriam/prince-claus}}
* {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328023702/http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/english/content.jsp?objectid=13929|title=Dutch Royal Family website: Biography}}
* {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204051702/http://www.iss.nl/About-ISS/History/Honorary-Fellows|title=Profile at The International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)}}
* {{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2306935.stm|title=In pictures: Prince Claus remembered|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=2002-10-07|access-date=2024-11-28}}
* {{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/media/video/38308000/rm/_38308129_claus02_cheallaigh_vi.ram|title=Video: Condolences pour in|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=2002-10-07|access-date=2024-11-28}}

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