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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 VII (born Aug. 3, 1872, Charlottenlund, Den.—died Sept. 21, 1957, Oslo, Nor.) was the first king of Norway following the restoration of that country’s full independence in 1905.
Jun 13, 2013 · King Haakon became the foremost symbol of the Norwegian people’s will to fight for a free and independent Norway, and his radio broadcasts from London served as a source of inspiration for young and old alike.
Haakon VII was King of Norway from 18 November 1905 until his death in 1957.
Haakon VII. (1872—1957) Quick Reference. (1872–1957) King of Norway (1905–57). Formerly Prince Charles of Denmark, he was elected by the Norwegian Storting (parliament) to the throne in 1905. In April 1940 he was driven out by the German invasion.
King Haakon VII. 3 August 1872 to 21 September 1957 Son of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Louise of Denmark. Elected to the Norwegian throne after the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905. Crowned in Nidaros Cathedral on 22 June 1906. Only child: Olav V. Buried in the Royal Mausoleum at Akershus Castle in Oslo.
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.
King Haakon VII. 3 August 1872 to 21 September 1957 Son of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Louise of Denmark. Elected to the Norwegian throne after the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905. Crowned in Nidaros Cathedral on 22 June 1906. Only child: Olav V. Buried in the Royal Mausoleum at Akershus Castle in Oslo.
Haakon VII, 1872–1957, king of Norway (1905–57). 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.
Sep 9, 2020 · On April 9, 1940, Hitler's troops invaded Norway, on a mission to arrest Norway's King Haakon VII, force Norway's surrender, and install a puppet government that would be sympathetic to the Nazis. But everything did not go according to plan.
