Beatrix of the Netherlands Claus became one of the most popular members of the Dutch monarchy, and his death in 2002 was widely mourned. On 25 November 1975, Beatrix and Prince Claus attended the independence ceremony of Suriname, held in the new nation's capital, Paramaribo, representating her mother, the Queen. There was an even more violent riot on 30 April 1980, during the investiture (sovereigns of the Netherlands are not crowned as such) of Queen Beatrix. Some people, including socialist squatters, used the occasion to protest against poor housing conditions in the Netherlands and against the monarchy in general, using the slogan ""Geen woning;
Beatrix of Berg with the parents. In 1385 Beatrix married the widowed Elector Rupert I von der Pfalz, who had been widowed for 5 years, and who was already 75 years old. Beatrix was the granddaughter of his nephew and successor Rupert II. Elector Rupert I and his second wife Beatrix both resided in Heidelberg, whose university was founded by the Elector, and in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, where he died in 1390. In the "Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie" it is said about the husband of Beatrix: Even among his contemporaries Rupprecht I stood in high esteem, he was also a respectful figure, knightly