NOBLEMAN

Prince Claus of the Netherlands

1926 - 2002

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Prince Claus of the Netherlands has received more than 660,494 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Prince Claus of the Netherlands is the 88th most popular nobleman, the 397th most popular biography from Germany (down from 388th in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Nobleman.

Prince Claus of the Netherlands was most famous for his philanthropic work. He was the founder of the Prince Claus Foundation, which is an international organization that promotes sustainable development and social justice.

Memorability Metrics

  • 660k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Prince Claus of the Netherlands ranks 88 out of 1,415. Before him are Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Ramesses IV, Duchess Helene in Bavaria, Arthur, Prince of Wales, Roger I of Sicily, and Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine. After him are Maria Alexandrovna, Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Joan of France, Duchess of Berry, Fatma Sultan, Pyotr Wrangel, and Louise Élisabeth of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Prince Claus of the Netherlands ranks 23. Before him are Miles Davis, Jerry Lewis, Ben Roy Mottelson, Nuon Chea, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, and Hugh Hefner. After him are Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Paul Bocuse, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Donald A. Glaser, Ivan Illich, and Leopoldo Galtieri. Among people deceased in 2002, Prince Claus of the Netherlands ranks 15. Before him are Billy Wilder, Richard Harris, Vavá, Ruth Handler, László Kubala, and Valeriy Lobanovskyi. After him are Traudl Junge, Chuck Jones, James Coburn, Niki de Saint Phalle, Ivan Illich, and Linda Lovelace.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Prince Claus of the Netherlands ranks 397 out of 7,253. Before him are Leo von Caprivi (1831), Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1911), Frederica of Hanover (1917), Franz Bopp (1791), Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1776), and Sepp Maier (1944). After him are Bruno of Cologne (1030), Wolfram von Eschenbach (1170), Joachim Peiper (1915), Julius von Mayer (1814), Hans Luther (1879), and Otto Diels (1876).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Germany

Among noblemen born in Germany, Prince Claus of the Netherlands ranks 8. Before him are Albert, Prince Consort (1819), Alexandra Feodorovna (1872), Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine (1652), Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria (1808), Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834), and Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864). After him are Maria Alexandrovna (1824), Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (1573), Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France (1731), Albert, Duke of Prussia (1490), Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (1687), and Robert the Strong (900).

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