Claus George Willem Otto Frederik Geert van Amsberg (6 September 1926 – 6 October 2002), later Prince Claus of the Netherlands; née Klaus-Georg Wilhelm Otto Friedrich Gerd von Amsberg was the prince consort of the current Queen regnant of the Netherlands, Queen Beatrix from 1980 until his death in 2002.
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