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      Nidaros Cathedral

      • Article 12 of the Norwegian Constitution of 1814 established that the King was to be crowned and anointed in Nidaros Cathedral:
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  1. Thus the new king became Haakon VII, King of Norway. His two-year-old son Alexander, the heir apparent, was renamed Olav and became Crown Prince Olav. The new royal family arrived in the capital Kristiania (later Oslo) on 25 November. Haakon VII was sworn in as king of Norway on 27 November.

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  3. Dec 31, 2022 · His Majesty King Harald V of Norway was born on 21 February 1937 at his parents’ home, the country estate of Skaugum, near Oslo. The only son of Crown Prince Olav (the future King Olav V, 1903-1991) and Crown Princess Märtha (1901-1954), he acceded to the Throne when his father passed away on 17 January 1991. Prince Harald was the first ...

  4. King Harald V and Queen Sonja. The list of Norwegian monarchs ( Norwegian: kongerekken or kongerekka) begins in 872: the traditional dating of the Battle of Hafrsfjord, after which victorious King Harald Fairhair merged several petty kingdoms into that of his father. Named after the homonymous geographical region, Harald's realm was later to be ...

    Name Reign
    Portrait
    Birth, Parents
    Marriage (s) Issue
    Harald III Sigurdsson [30] [31] Harald ...
    c. 1015 Son of Sigurd Syr and Åsta ...
    (1) Elisiv of Kiev Two daughters (2) Tora ...
    25 September 1066 Stamford Bridge, ...
    Magnus II Haraldsson [32] 1066–1069
    c. 1049 Eldest son of Harald III and Tora ...
    Never married
    28 April 1069 Nidaros Aged 19–20
    Olav III Haraldsson [32] Olaf Kyrre ...
    c. 1050 Youngest son of Harald III and ...
    Ingerid of Denmark No issue
    22 September 1093 Haukbø, Rånrike (now ...
    Haakon (II) Magnusson [33] Haakon ...
    c. 1069 Illegitimate son of Magnus II
    Never married
    1095 Dovrefjell Aged 25–26
  5. Feb 21, 2022 · King Harald V celebrates his 85th birthday today. On the throne for more than 30 years, he has had a long and storied life and helped guide the nation through some of its worst crises.

  6. In the late 14th century, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark were united in the Kalmar Union. During this era, monarchs were crowned in all three countries consecutively. After the federation was dissolved, Norway remained unified with Denmark under the Danish king until 1814.

  7. Mar 14, 2024 · COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, has been discharged from the Oslo hospital where he received a permanent pacemaker earlier this week, the palace said Thursday.

  8. The Norwegian monarchy dates back more than one thousand years. Harald Fairhair, regarded as the first Norwegian king, united the petty kingships of Norway into a single realm in about 885. From the time of Harald Fairhair until the present day, Norway has had more than 60 named sovereigns.

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