Family Bussche-Haddenhausen | Name Baroness von | |
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Spouse Claus Felix von Amsberg Father Baron George von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen Mother Baroness Gabriele von dem Bussche-Ippenburg Born 26 January 1902
Dobeln, Kingdom of Saxony ( 1902-01-26 ) Died 13 June 1996(1996-06-13) (aged 94)
Hitzacker, Germany | ||
Baroness Gösta von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen (German: Freiin Gösta Julie Adelheid Marion Marie von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen; 26 January 1902 – 13 June 1996) was the mother of Prince Claus of the Netherlands, who was the Prince Consort of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, thus making her the mother-in-law of the former Dutch Queen. She is also the paternal grandmother of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, who is the current Dutch King.
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Early life
Gösta was born at Döbeln, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire (now Saxony, Germany), the second child and daughter of Baron George von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen (1869–1923), and his wife, Baroness Gabriele von dem Bussche-Ippenburg (1877–1973). Her family belonged to the Bussche-Haddenhausen branch of the Bussche family, her mother belonged to the Bussche-Ippenburg branch. Both descended from Clamor von dem Bussche (1532–1573). Her father was an officer in the Royal Saxon Army. She was second cousin of Dorothea von Salviati (wife of Kronprinz Wilhelm's eldest son Prince Wilhelm of Prussia), both being great-granddaughters of Heinrich von Salviati and Caroline Rahlenbeck. Her younger and only brother Julius (* 1906 Döbeln; † 1977 Hitzacker) was married to Anna-Elisabeth von Pfuel (* 1909 Jahnsfelde; † 2005 Hitzacker).
Marriage
Gösta married on 4 September 1924 at Hitzacker to Claus Felix von Amsberg (1890–1963), son of Wilhelm von Amsberg and Elise von Vieregge.
Together they had six daughters and one son:
Life in Africa
In 1928 she moved with her family to the Tanganyika Territory (now Tanzania), where she remained during the outbreak of World War II, there her husband was manager of a German-British tea and sisal plantations. They returned to Germany in 1947.
Death
She died, aged 94, in Hitzacker, Germany.