On the occasion of the marriage, 109 years after Eillert Meeter had published his anti-monarchist book in English, it was translated to Dutch as "Holland, kranten, kerkers en koningen". Nevertheless, the general public still resented the German occupation and oppression during the war, and a significant portion of the population opposed the marriage. The States-General granted him Dutch citizenship as Claus van Amsberg and approved of the affiance. Although he had been member of the Hitler Youth and briefly served in the Wehrmacht, an official investigation concluded he had not committed any war crimes. A brief peak in republicanism was caused by the announced engagement of Crown Princess Beatrix to the German nobleman Klaus von Amsberg on 10 June 1965.
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