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Haakon VII (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhôːkʊn]; 3 August 1872 – 21 September 1957) was King of Norway from 18 November 1905 until his death in 1957.. The future Haakon VII was born in Copenhagen as Prince Carl of Denmark.
Haakon Haraldsson (c. 920–961), also Haakon the Good (Old Norse: Hákon góði, Norwegian: Håkon den gode) and Haakon Adalsteinfostre (Old Norse: Hákon Aðalsteinsfóstri, Norwegian: Håkon Adalsteinsfostre), was the king of Norway from 934 to 961. He was noted for his attempts to introduce Christianity into Norway. [1] [2] [3]
Haakon was the younger surviving son of Magnus the Lawmender, King of Norway, and his wife Ingeborg of Denmark. Through his mother, he was a descendant of Eric IV , king of Denmark. In 1273, his elder brother, Eirik , was named junior king under the reign of their father, King Magnus.
Haakon the Young 1232–1240–1257: Margrete Skulesdatter 1208–1270: Haakon V 1270–1299–1319: Eric II 1268–1280–1299: BJÄLBO: Duke Erik Magnusson 1282–1318: Ingeborg of Norway 1301–1361: MECKLENBURG: ESTRIDSEN: Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg 1318–1378: Euphemia of Sweden 1317–1370: Valdemar IV of Denmark 1320–1375: Magnus ...
Said to be king of Zealand and Scania, and son of Ragnar Lodbrok. He may be inspired by late 9th century King Sigfred (above). Harthacnut (Hardeknud). According to the sagas he is son of Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, but some historians identify him with Adam's Hardegon, Svein's son, who invaded Denmark from Northmannia and supplanted the House of ...
Haakon married a commoner and single mother, Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby, on 25 August 2001, at Oslo Cathedral. [16] Frederik (then Crown Prince, and now King) of Denmark was the best man. [16] When the engagement between Crown Prince Haakon and Høiby was announced, many Norwegians felt that his choice of wife was inappropriate. [17]
He took the name Haakon and gave his son Alexander the name Olav, names that linked the new royal house to the Norwegian kings from the Middle Ages. Specifically Haakon VI and Olaf IV were the last monarchs before the Kalmar Union. On 22 June 1906, King Haakon VII and Queen Maud were crowned in Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim. [2]
The Swedish union was abolished in 1905, at which time Norway elected Prince Carl of Denmark, who took the name Haakon VII, as its new king. Haakon and his wife, Maud of Wales , were crowned at Trondheim on 22 June 1906, in keeping with the constitutional mandate.