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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]
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 number of state visits has increased greatly during the 1900s. King Haakon VII reigned for 52 years from 1905 and made a total of 13 state visits to foreign countries. King Harald V had as of 2016 reigned for 25 years and had conducted 45 state visits. Today a state visit is accompanied by large trade delegations and is seen as an important ...
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] The conflict would come to an end because of Haakon Ericsson's Death at sea around Pentland Firth in 1029-1030, because of King Cnut who called Haakon back to Norway because of Olav ...
Sigurd Ladejarl with King Haakon the Good, Drawing by Christian Krohg, 1899. Sigurd Håkonsson (died 962) (Old Norse: Sigurðr Hákonarson) was a Norwegian nobleman and Jarl of Lade in Trøndelag. [1] Sigurd Håkonsson Ladejarl was the son of Håkon Grjotgardsson, the first Jarl of Lade (Old Norse: Hlaðir).
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
English: Funeral of Haakon VII, king of Norway 1905 – 1957. Persons at the forefront of the funeral procession from the Royal palace to Akershus Fortress in downtown Oslo: Olav V (born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 1903 – 1991), King of Norway 1957 – 1991; Prince Harald of Norway (born 1937)