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Harald V ( Norwegian: Harald den femte, Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhɑ̂rːɑɫ dɛn ˈfɛ̂mtə]; [2] born 21 February 1937) is King of Norway. He succeeded to the throne on 17 January 1991. Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. He was second in the line of succession at the time of ...
Jul 20, 1998 · Harald V (born February 21, 1937, Skaugum, Norway) is the king of Norway from 1991, succeeding his father, Olav V. Harald was the youngest of three children born to Olav and Crown Princess Märtha. However, as the only son, he became crown prince when his father assumed the throne in 1957.
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Dec 15, 2021 · Harald’s father, Olav V, died on January 17 th, 1991. Harald automatically became the new king, Harald V, the first Norwegian monarch to be born in Norway since Olav IV, who died in 1387. Harald decided to continue the tradition of the “royal benediction” started by his father. This means that in lieu of a fully-fledged coronation, a ...
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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 ...
Pho. His Majesty The King. King Harald V, born on 21 February 1937. Son of King, then Crown Prince, Olav V and Crown Princess Märtha. Succeeded his father as king of Norway on 17 January 1991. Consecrated in Nidaros Cathedral on 23 June 1991. Children: Princess Märtha Louise and Crown Prince Haakon. His Majesty King Harald V of Norway.
Mar 12, 2024 · Markus Schreiber. FILE - Norway's King Harald V leaves the hall after the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at Oslo City Hall, Norway, on Dec. 10, 2022. Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway ...
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 ...
