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    Haakon VII ( Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhôːkʊn]; born Prince Carl of Denmark; 3 August 1872 – 21 September 1957) was King of Norway from November 1905 until his death in September 1957. Originally a Danish prince, he was born in Copenhagen as the son of the future Frederick VIII of Denmark and Louise of Sweden.

  2. Haakon VII ( Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhôːkʊn], born Prince Carl of Denmark; 3 August 1872 — 21 September 1957) was the King of Norway from 1905 until his death in 1957. Originally born a Danish prince, he was the son of the future King Frederick VIII of Denmark and Louise of Sweden.

    • 22 June 1906
    • Oscar II
    • 18 November 1905 — 21 September 1957
    • Olav V
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  4. Apr 25, 2022 · The first monarch of an independent Norway, King Haakon VII was more than a fellow monarch at the time of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession: he was family. Haakon was born Prince Carl of Denmark...

  5. King Haakon VII I didn't know the story of King Haakon VII—democratically elected king of Norway!—and his noble opposition to the German National Socialist invasion of the Kingdom of Norway in 1940 until today. That such such heroism existed in the twentieth.

  6. King of Norway from 1905. Son of Frederik VIII and Lovisa of Sweden-Norway. Married in 1896 to Princess Maud of Great Britain. They had one child. After finishing school, Carl began officers training but he soon came into the limelight.

  7. Formerly Prince Charles, second son of King Frederick VIII of Denmark, he was elected by the Storting to the throne on the separation of Norway from Sweden in 1905 and took the name Haakon. He married Princess Maud, the daughter of Edward VII of England.

  8. Aug 11, 2021 · This is what happened to today’s protagonist, one of the longest serving and most respected Royals of the 20th Century: King Haakon VII of Norway, the voice of dignity against traitors and invaders. Prince Carl. At the time of King Haakon’s birth, Norway was part of a Union with Sweden.

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