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Olav V of Norway. Olav V ( Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈûːlɑːv dɛn ˈfɛ̂mtə]; [1] born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991. Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Norwegian throne when his father ...
Olav V ( Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈûːlɑːv dɛn ˈfɛ̂mtə]; [1] born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991. Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Norwegian throne when his father was elected King ...
Olav V of Norway joined the Norwegian Army as a lieutenant in 1931 and subsequently trained as a naval cadet serving on the training ship Olav Tryggvason. He extensively trained in the following years, participating in most military exercises, and rose through the ranks very quickly to become a colonel by 1936.
Olav V ( Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈûːlɑːv dɛn ˈfɛ̂mtə]; [1] born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991. Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Norwegian throne when his father was elected King ...
Olav became king following the death of his father in 1957. Owing to his considerate, down-to-earth style, King Olav was immensely popular, resulting in the nickname Folkekongen ('The People's King'). In a 2005 poll by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, Olav was voted "Norwegian of the Century". Olav V was King of Norway from 1957 until ...
Jun 23, 1991 · Accession of the new monarch in 1991. King Olav V died on the evening of 17 January 1991. At that same moment, Crown Prince Harald became Norway’s new king: King Harald V. As the night passed, mourners began to fill the Palace Square with flowers and candles. King Olav succeeded his father, King Haakon VII, on 21 September 1957, and reigned ...
Jan 18, 1991 · King Olav V, Norway’s widely respected king and the world’s oldest reigning monarch, died Thursday after suffering a heart attack, the Norwegian news agency NTB reported. He was 87.
