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-)
- m.1953 Erling Lorentzen (1923-2021)
- 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-)
- m.1961 Johan Ferner (1927-2015)
- 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-)
- m.1968 Sonja Haraldsen (1937-)