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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.
Denmark: Visiting King Christian X (his brother) and Queen Alexandrine: 15–18 September 1918 Sweden: Visiting King Gustaf V (his mother's first cousin) and Queen Victoria: 5–7 June 1923 Netherlands: Visiting Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik: 8–10 June 1923 Belgium: Visiting King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth: 2–4 June 1928 Finland
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]
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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 Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars was a long series of battles between the Fairhair dynasty and the Earls of Lade.The conflict started when Harald Greycloak was lured into Denmark by Haakon Sigurdsson, where he was killed in battle at Limfjord in Denmark ca. 970. [1]
While the Church in Norway initially had refused to recognise Haakon as King of Norway, it had largely turned to support his claim to the throne by the 1223 meeting, although later disagreements occurred. [24] Despite being the undisputed ruler of Norway after 1240, Haakon was still not approved as king by the pope due to his illegitimate birth.
Haakon is also associated with the construction of Akershus Fortress (Akershus Festning) and Bohus Fortress (Båhus festning). During his reign he revived his brother's war policy against Denmark, but in 1309 he finally concluded a peace that in general was the end of a period of Dano-Norwegian wars. In domestic matters he energetically and ...