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Apr 22, 2024 · King Harald V of Norway is making a change to his royal role. On April 22, the Norwegian Royal House announced that the King, 87, will make a "permanent reduction" to his royal duties moving ...
Apr 15, 2024 · Stories about King Arthur became popular before the 11th century. Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia regum Britanniae, written between 1135 and 1139, brought Arthur European fame. Today the character of King Arthur appears in comic books, novels, television shows, and films.
1 day ago · War Cross. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, [1] later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 [fn 1] – 9 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he was the consort of the British monarch from his wife's accession on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longest-serving ...
Apr 18, 2024 · Christian II (born July 1, 1481, Nyborg, Den.—died Jan. 25, 1559, Kalundborg) was the king of Denmark and Norway (1513–23) and of Sweden (1520–23) whose reign marked the end of the Kalmar Union (1397–1523), a political union of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. After serving as viceroy in Norway (1502, 1506–12), Christian succeeded his ...
Apr 22, 2024 · Frederik X (born May 26, 1968, Copenhagen, Denmark) became Denmark’s king, at age 55, on January 14, 2024, following the abdication of his 83-year-old mother, Queen Margrethe II, who was the longest-serving European monarch still reigning. As a young man, Frederik gained a reputation as a fast-living “party prince,” but, after serving in ...
Apr 7, 2024 · Toste Godwinson, jarl av Northumbria (født ca. 1026, død 25. september 1066), benevnes også som Tostig. Toste var alliert med kong Harald Hardråde (1015–25. oktober 1066) og en rival til broren kong Harald Godwinson (ca. 1020–1066) til den engelske trone. Han døde i slaget ved Stamford Bridge i 1066.
Apr 22, 2024 · He ascended to the throne following the death of his father, King Olav, in 1991. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, returned to work Monday after a ...
