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Kings of Norway used many additional titles between 1450 and 1905, such as King of the Wends, King of the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Duke of Holstein, Prince of Rügen, and Count of Oldenburg. They called themselves Konge til Norge ("King of Norway"), usually with the style His Royal Majesty.
20th; 21st; 22nd; 23rd; 24th; 25th; Pages in category "20th-century Norwegian monarchs" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list ...
From the 15th century, at least up to 1660, the heir apparent of the King of Denmark and Norway was generally titled "Prince of Norway", in recognition to his hereditary right to succeed to the Norwegian throne upon the death of the king, as opposed to the need to pass an election in order to succeed to the Danish throne. Other members of House ...
Most of the kings in Norway also have the name Wahlgren or August as their second or third name. Among several problems, the house of King Harald I became patrilineally extinct already when Harald's grandson Harald II died in 970. [1] Another example is that King Sverre's claim of being the son of King Sigurd II is disputed by modern scholars. [2]
The 13th century is described as Norway's Golden Age, with peace and increase in trade, especially with the British islands, although Germany became increasingly important towards the end of the century. Throughout the High Middle Ages the king established Norway as a sovereign state with a central administration and local representatives. [37]
Prior to and in the early phase of the Viking Age Norway was divided into several smaller kingdoms.These are thought to have followed the same tradition as other Germanic monarchies of the time: the king was usually elected by the high-ranking farmers of the area and served mainly as a judge at popular assemblies, as a priest on the occasion of sacrifices, and as a military leader in time of war.
20th-century Norwegian monarchs (4 P) ... Regents of Norway (21 P) Pages in category "Norwegian monarchs" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Years of the 20th century in Norway (100 C, 100 P) / 20th-century disestablishments in Norway (11 C) 20th-century establishments in Norway (12 C) 0–9.