Haakon VII of Norway

Reign

 * November 18, 1905 - September 21, 1957 (51 years)
 * Preceded by Oscar II of Sweden
 * Succeeded by Olav V of Norway

Life Data

 * Full Name: Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel Haakon
 * Born August 3, 1872
 * Cophenhagen, Denmark
 * House of Glücksburg


 * Died September 21, 1957 (85 years)
 * Oslo, Norway

Immediate Family

 * Father: Frederick VIII, King of Denmark (1843-1912)
 * Mother: Louise, Princess of Sweden (1851-1926)
 * Sibling 1: Christian X, King of Denmark (1870-1947)
 * Sibling 2: Louise, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe (1875-1906)
 * Sibling 3: Harald, Prince of Denmark (1876-1949)
 * Sibling 4: Ingeborg, Duchess of Västergötland (1878-1958)
 * Sibling 5: Thyra, Princess of Denmark (1880-1945)
 * Sibling 6: Gustav, Prince of Denmark (1887-1944)
 * Sibling 7: Dagmar, Mrs. Castenskjold (1890-1961)

Grandparents

 * Paternal Grandfather: Christian IX, King of Denmark (1818-1906)
 * Paternal Grandmother: Louise, Princess of Hesse-Kassel (1817-98)


 * Maternal Grandfather: Charles XV, King of Sweden (1826-72)
 * Maternal Grandmother: Louise, Princess of the Netherlands (1828-71)

Wife: Maud, Princess of Wales

 * Born November 26, 1869
 * Father: Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)
 * Mother: Alexandra, Princess of Denmark (1844-1925)
 * Marriage: July 22, 1896 - November 20, 1938 (42 years, widowed)
 * Died November 20, 1938 (68 years)

Child 1: Olav V, King of Norway

 * Born July 2, 1903
 * Died January 17, 1991 (87 years)


 * Wife: Märtha, Princess of Sweden (1901-54)
 * Marriage: March 21, 1929 - April 5, 1954 (25 years, widowed)


 * Child 1: Ragnhild, Princess of Norway (1930-2012)
 * m.1953 Erling Lorentzen  (1923-2021)
 * Child 1.1: Haakon, Mr. Lorentzen (1954-)
 * Child 1.2: Ingeborg, Miss Lorentzen (1957-)
 * Child 1.3: Ragnhild, Miss Lorentzen (1968-)
 * Child 2: Astrid, Princess of Sweden (1932-)
 * m.1961 Johan Ferner  (1927-2015)
 * Child 2.1: Cathrine, Miss Ferner (1962-)
 * Child 2.2: Benedikte, Miss Ferner (1963-)
 * Child 2.3: Alexander, Mr. Ferner (1965-)
 * Child 2.4: Elisabeth, Miss Ferner (1969-)
 * Child 2.5: Carl-Christian, Mr. Ferner (1972-)
 * Child 3: Harald V, King of Norway (1937-)
 * m.1968 Sonja Haraldsen  (1937-)
 * Child 3.1: Märtha Louise, Princess of Norway (1971-)
 * Child 3.2: Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973-)