Christina, Dowager Queen of Norway - Revision history

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	[[Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe]]		[[Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe]]

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	{\| class="wikitable" style="float:right" size="500px"		{\| class="wikitable" style="float:right" size="500px"
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	! colspan="2" \|HM The Queen of Norway		! colspan="2" \|HM The Dowager Queen of Norway
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan="2" \|[[File:Bernadotte_Christina.png\|center\|frameless]]		\| colspan="2" \|[[File:Bernadotte_Christina.png\|center\|frameless]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|'''Titles'''		\|'''Titles'''
	\|Queen of [[Norway]]		\|Dowager Queen of [[Norway]]
	Princess of [[Sweden]]		Princess of [[Sweden]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|'''Reign'''		\|'''Reign'''
	\|17 January 1991 - ~~present~~		\|17 January 1991 - 16 September 2025
	\|-		\|-
	\|'''Coronation'''		\|'''Coronation'''
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	\|'''Predecessor'''		\|'''Predecessor'''
	\|[[Princess Maud of Wales]]		\|[[Princess Maud of Wales]]
			\|-
			\|'''Successor'''
			\|[[Princess Cecilie Cornelie of Prussia]]
	\|-		\|-
	! colspan="2" \|Biographical Information		! colspan="2" \|Biographical Information
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	\|'''Spouse'''		\|'''Spouse'''
	\|[[Harald V, King of Norway]]		\|[[Harald V, King of Norway]]
	(m. 1968)		(m. 1968; w. 2025)
	\|-		\|-
	\|'''Issue'''		\|'''Issue'''
	\|[[Princess Martha Louise of Norway\|Martha Louise, Princess of Monaco]]		\|[[Princess Martha Louise of Norway\|Martha Louise, Princess of Monaco]]
	[[Haakon, ~~Crown Prince~~ of Norway\|Haakon~~, Crown Prince~~]]		[[Haakon VIII, King of Norway\|Haakon VIII]]

	[[Prince Gustaf of Norway\|Prince Gustaf]]		[[Prince Gustaf of Norway\|Prince Gustaf]]
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	\|}		\|}
	'''Queen ~~Christina~~ of Norway''' (born ''Princess Christina of Sweden'' on 3 August 1943) is a member of the Norwegian Royal Family as the ~~current~~ Queen consort. She is also a member of the Swedish Royal Family as the sister of '''[[Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden]]'''.		'''Christina, Dowager Queen of Norway''' (born ''Princess Christina of Sweden'' on 3 August 1943) is a member of the Norwegian Royal Family as the mother of '''Haakon VIII.''' She was Queen consort of Norway from 1991 to 2025. She is also a member of the Swedish Royal Family as the sister of '''[[Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden]]'''.

	==Life==		==Life==
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	==Marriage and Issue==		==Marriage and Issue==
	On 29 August 1968 in Oslo, Christina married '''Harald, Crown Prince of Norway'''. Harald and Christina ~~have~~ five children, '''Martha Louise, Haakon, Gustaf, Oscar,''' and '''Victor'''.		On 29 August 1968 in Oslo, Christina married '''Harald, Crown Prince of Norway'''. Harald and Christina had five children, '''Martha Louise, Haakon, Gustaf, Oscar,''' and '''Victor'''.

			Christina was widowed in 2025.
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	!Photo		!Photo
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	\|[[File:Glucksburg_Haakon_1973.jpg\|frameless\|150x150px]]		\|[[File:Glucksburg_Haakon_1973.jpg\|frameless\|150x150px]]
	\|[[Haakon, ~~Crown Prince~~ of Norway\|Haakon~~, Crown Prince~~]]		\|[[Haakon VIII, King of Norway\|Haakon VIII]]
	\|20 July 1973		\|20 July 1973
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	*'''1943-1968''' Princess Christina of Sweden		*'''1943-1968''' Princess Christina of Sweden
	*'''1968-1991''' Christina, Crown Princess of Norway		*'''1968-1991''' Christina, Crown Princess of Norway
	*'''1991-present''' Queen ~~Christina~~ of Norway		*'''1991-2025''' Queen Christina of Norway
			*'''2025-present''' Christina, Dowager Queen of Norway

	===National Honours===		===National Honours===
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	\|[[Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany]]		\|[[Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany]]
	[[Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont]]		[[Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (b. 1861)\|Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont]]

	[[Duke Friedrich Ferdinand I of Schleswig-Holstein]]		[[Duke Friedrich Ferdinand I of Schleswig-Holstein]]

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Foreign Honours

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	[[File:Honours_Sweden_Order_of_the_Seraphim.png\|frameless\|75x75px]] Order of the Seraphim (1968) (Sweden)		[[File:Honours_Sweden_Order_of_the_Seraphim.png\|frameless\|75x75px]] Order of the Seraphim (1968) (Sweden)

	[[File:Honours_Sweden_Order_of_Vasa.png\|frameless\|75x75px]] Order of Vasa (1961)		[[File:Honours_Sweden_Order_of_Vasa.png\|frameless\|75x75px]] Order of Vasa (1961) (Sweden)

	==Ancestry==		==Ancestry==

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{| class="wikitable" style="float:right" size="500px"
|+
! colspan="2" |HM The Queen of Norway
|-
| colspan="2" |[[File:Bernadotte_Christina.png|center|frameless]]
|-
|'''Titles'''
|Queen of [[Norway]]
Princess of [[Sweden]]
|-
|'''Reign'''
|17 January 1991 - present
|-
|'''Coronation'''
|23 June 1991
|-
|'''Predecessor'''
|[[Princess Maud of Wales]]
|-
! colspan="2" |Biographical Information
|-
|'''Born'''
|3 August 1943 (age 81)

Solna, Sweden
|-
|'''Spouse'''
|[[Princess Christina of Sweden]]
(m. 1968)
|-
|'''Issue'''
|[[Princess Martha Louise of Norway|Martha Louise, Princess of Monaco]]
[[Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway|Haakon, Crown Prince]]

[[Prince Gustaf of Norway|Prince Gustaf]]

[[Prince Oscar of Norway|Prince Oscar]]

[[Prince Victor of Norway|Prince Victor]]
|-
|'''Name'''
|Christina Louise Helena
|-
|'''House'''
|Bernadotte (by birth)
Glucksburg (by marriage)
|-
|'''Father'''
|[[Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden]]
|-
|'''Mother'''
|[[Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
|-
|'''Religion'''
|Lutheran
|}
'''Queen Christina of Norway''' (born ''Princess Christina of Sweden'' on 3 August 1943) is a member of the Norwegian Royal Family as the current Queen consort. She is also a member of the Swedish Royal Family as the sister of '''[[Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden]]'''.

==Life==
Christina was born the fourth child and youngest daughter of '''Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden''' and '''Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha'''.

From her marriage in 1968, Christina served as First Lady of the Norwegian Court for her widowed father-in-law, '''[[King Olav V of Norway|Olav V]]'''.

==Marriage and Issue==
On 29 August 1968 in Oslo, Christina married '''Harald, Crown Prince of Norway'''. Harald and Christina have five children, '''Martha Louise, Haakon, Gustaf, Oscar,''' and '''Victor'''.
{| class="wikitable"
!Photo
!Name
!Birth
!Death
!Marriage
|-
|[[File:Glucksburg_Martha_Louise.jpg|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Martha Louise of Norway|Martha Louise, Princess of Monaco]]
|22 September 1971
|
|[[Albert II, Prince of Monaco]] (m. 2002); has issue
|-
|[[File:Glucksburg_Haakon_1973.jpg|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway|Haakon, Crown Prince]]
|20 July 1973
|
|[[Princess Cecilie Cornelie of Prussia]] (m. 2001); has issue
|-
|[[File:Glucksburg_Gustaf.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Prince Gustaf of Norway|Prince Gustaf]]
|8 August 1975
|
|[[Princess Isabelle of Erbach-Schonberg]] (m. 2013); has issue
|-
|[[File:Glucksburg_Oscar.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Prince Oscar of Norway|Prince Oscar]]
|20 June 1977
|
|[[Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis]] (m. 2011); has issue
|-
|[[File:Glucksburg_Victor.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Prince Victor of Norway|Prince Victor]]
|10 September 1980
|
|[[Countess Stephanie of Eltz]] (m. 2007); has issue
|}

==Residences==
<gallery>
File:Residences_Norway_Royal_Palace.jpg|Royal Palace; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
File:Residences_Norway_The_Royal_Lodge.jpg|The Royal Lodge; Winter Residence (December-February)
File:Residences_Norway_Bygdoy_Royal_Estate.png|Bygdoy Royal Estate; Summer Residence (June-August)
</gallery>

==Sartorial Information==
===Tiara Collection===
<gallery>
File:Tiaras Sweden Christina Louise's Diamond Tiara.jpg|Louise's Diamond Tiara; 16th birthday gift from her mother
File:Tiaras Sweden Christina Josephine's Diamond Tiara.jpg|Josephine's Diamond Tiara; Wedding gift from her father-in-law
File:Tiaras Sweden Christina Chaumet Diamond Tiara.png|Chaumet Diamond Tiara; Wedding gift from her mother
</gallery>

===Clothing Collection===
Clothing Collection

==Titles and Honours==

*'''1943-1968''' Princess Christina of Sweden
*'''1968-1991''' Christina, Crown Princess of Norway
*'''1991-present''' Queen Christina of Norway

===National Honours===
[[File:Honours_Norway_Order_of_St._Olav.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. Olav (1968)

===Foreign Honours===
[[File:Honours_Sweden_Order_of_the_Seraphim.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Seraphim (1968) (Sweden)

[[File:Honours_Sweden_Order_of_Vasa.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Vasa (1961)

==Ancestry==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Parents
!Grandparents
!Great-Grandparents
!Great-Great-Grandparents
|-
|[[Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden]]
|[[King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden]]
[[Princess Margaret of Connaught]]
|[[King Gustaf V of Sweden]]
[[Princess Victoria of Baden]]

[[Prince Arthur of the United Kingdom]]

[[Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia]]
|[[King Oscar II of Sweden]]
[[Princess Sophia of Nassau]]

[[Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden]]

[[Princess Louise of Prussia (b. 1838)|Princess Louise of Prussia]]

[[Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]

[[Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom]]

[[Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia]]

[[Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt]]
|-
|[[Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
|[[Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
[[Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein]]
|[[Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany]]
[[Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont]]

[[Duke Friedrich Ferdinand I of Schleswig-Holstein]]

[[Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg]]
|[[Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
[[Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom]]

[[George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont]]

[[Princess Helena of Nassau]]

[[Duke Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein]]

[[Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe]]

[[Duke Frederick VIII of Schleswig-Holstein]]

[[Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg]]
|}
[[Category:Sweden]]
[[Category:House Bernadotte]]
[[Category:Norway]]
[[Category:Consorts of Norway]]
[[Category:Consorts]]