King Harald V of Norway - Revision history

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	\|[[Princess Christina of Sweden]]		\|[[Princess Christina of Sweden]]
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	\|'''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~~]]<br>		[[Haakon VIII, King of Norway\|Haakon VIII]]<br>
	[[Prince Gustaf of Norway\|Prince Gustaf]]<br>		[[Prince Gustaf of Norway\|Prince Gustaf]]<br>
	[[Prince Oscar of Norway\|Prince Oscar]]<br>		[[Prince Oscar of Norway\|Prince Oscar]]<br>

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	\|'''Reign'''		\|'''Reign'''
	\|17 January 1991 - ~~present~~		\|17 January 1991 - 16 September 2025
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	\|[[King Olav V of Norway\|Olav V]]		\|[[King Olav V of Norway\|Olav V]]
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	\|'''~~Heir~~'''		\|'''Successor'''
	\|[[Haakon, ~~Crown Prince~~ of Norway]]		\|[[Haakon VIII, King of Norway\|Haakon VIII]]
	\|-		\|-
	! colspan="2" \|Biographical Information		! colspan="2" \|Biographical Information
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	\|'''Born'''		\|'''Born'''
	\|21 February 1937 ~~(age 88)~~		\|21 February 1937
	Skaugum, Norway		Skaugum, Norway
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			\|'''Died'''
			\|16 September 2025 (aged 88)
			Oslo, Norway
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	'''Harald V~~, King~~ of Norway''' (born ''Prince Harald of Norway'' on 21 February 1937) is the ~~current reigning~~ King of Norway~~. He is also a member of the Swedish Royal Family as the brother-in-law of '''[[Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden]]'''~~.		'''King Harald V of Norway''' (born ''Prince Harald of Norway'' 21 February 1937 - 16 September 2025) was the King of Norway from 1991 to 2025.

	==Life==		==Life==
	Harald was born the third child and only son of '''King Olav V of Norway''' and '''Princess Martha of Sweden'''.		Harald was born the third child and only son of '''King Olav V of Norway''' and '''Princess Martha of Sweden'''.

	Harald became the heir to the throne upon his grandfather's death in 1957.		Harald became the heir to the throne upon his grandfather's death in 1957. He ascended to the throne upon his father's death in 1991.

			Harald died of natural causes on 16 September 2025.

	==Marriage and Issue==		==Marriage and Issue==
	Harald had a long-term relationship with a Norwegian commoner, Sonja Haraldsen, in the late fifties and early sixties, but was forbidden by his father from marrying her. In 1968, Harald relented to his father's pressure and gave up Haraldsen. Soon after, Harald's engagement to his second cousin, '''Princess Christina of Sweden''', was announced in what was rumored to be an arranged marriage. They were married in Oslo on 29 August 1968. Harald and Christina ~~have~~ five children, '''Martha Louise, Haakon, Gustaf, Oscar,''' and '''Victor'''.		Harald had a long-term relationship with a Norwegian commoner, '''Sonja Haraldsen''', in the late fifties and early sixties, but was forbidden by his father from marrying her. In 1968, Harald relented to his father's pressure and gave up Haraldsen. Soon after, Harald's engagement to his second cousin, '''Princess Christina of Sweden''', was announced in what was rumored to be an arranged marriage. They were married in Oslo on 29 August 1968. Harald and Christina had five children, '''Martha Louise, Haakon, Gustaf, Oscar,''' and '''Victor'''.
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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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	\|[[Countess Stephanie of Eltz]] (m. 2007); has issue		\|[[Countess Stephanie of Eltz]] (m. 2007); has issue
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	~~==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>~~

	==Titles and Honours==		==Titles and Honours==

	* '''1937-1957''' Prince Harald of Norway		* '''1937-1957''' Prince Harald of Norway
	* '''1957-1991''' Harald, Crown Prince of Norway		* '''1957-1991''' Harald, Crown Prince of Norway
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	[[Princess Louise of the Netherlands]]		[[Princess Louise of the Netherlands]]
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	~~==Lines of Succession==~~
	~~{\| class="wikitable wiki-table"~~
	\|+
	~~! colspan="3" \|Harald V, King of Norway~~
	~~House of Glucksburg~~

	~~Born: 21 February 1937~~
	\|-
	~~\| colspan="3" \|<center>'''Lines of Succession'''</center>~~
	\|-
	~~\|<center>Preceded by</center>~~
	~~\|<center>Succession to the [[Norway\|Norwegian]] throne</center>~~
	~~\|<center>Followed by</center>~~
	\|-
	~~\|<center><small>Incumbent</small>~~
	~~'''<small>preceded by</small>'''~~
	~~[[King Olav V of Norway\|'''<small>Olav V</small>''']]</center>~~
	~~\|<center>Incumbent</center>~~
	~~\|<center>[[Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway]]</center>~~
	\|}		\|}
	[[Category:Norway]]		[[Category:Norway]]
	[[Category:House Glucksburg]]		[[Category:House Glucksburg]]
	[[Category:Monarchs of Norway]]		[[Category:Monarchs of Norway]]
	~~[[Category:Monarchs]]~~

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	==Marriage and Issue==		==Marriage and Issue==
	Harald had a long-term relationship with a Norwegian commoner, Sonja Haraldsen, in the late fifties and early sixties, but was forbidden by his father from marrying her. In 1968, Harald relented to his father's pressure and gave up Haraldsen. Soon after, Harald's engagement to his second cousin, '''Princess Christina of Sweden''', in what was rumored to be an arranged marriage. They were married in Oslo on 29 August 1968. Harald and Christina have five children, '''Martha Louise, Haakon, Gustaf, Oscar,''' and '''Victor'''.		Harald had a long-term relationship with a Norwegian commoner, Sonja Haraldsen, in the late fifties and early sixties, but was forbidden by his father from marrying her. In 1968, Harald relented to his father's pressure and gave up Haraldsen. Soon after, Harald's engagement to his second cousin, '''Princess Christina of Sweden''', was announced in what was rumored to be an arranged marriage. They were married in Oslo on 29 August 1968. Harald and Christina have five children, '''Martha Louise, Haakon, Gustaf, Oscar,''' and '''Victor'''.
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	==Marriage and Issue==		==Marriage and Issue==
	Harald had a long-term relationship with a Norwegian commoner, Sonja Haraldsen, in the late fifties and early sixties, but was forbidden by his father from marrying her. In 1968, Harald relented to his father's pressure and gave up Haraldsen. Soon after, Harald's engagement to his second cousin, '''Princess Christina of Sweden''', in what was rumored to be an arranged marriage. Harald and Christina have five children, '''Martha Louise, Haakon, Gustaf, Oscar,''' and '''Victor'''.		Harald had a long-term relationship with a Norwegian commoner, Sonja Haraldsen, in the late fifties and early sixties, but was forbidden by his father from marrying her. In 1968, Harald relented to his father's pressure and gave up Haraldsen. Soon after, Harald's engagement to his second cousin, '''Princess Christina of Sweden''', in what was rumored to be an arranged marriage. They were married in Oslo on 29 August 1968. Harald and Christina have five children, '''Martha Louise, Haakon, Gustaf, Oscar,''' and '''Victor'''.
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	==Marriage and Issue==		==Marriage and Issue==
	Harald had a long-term relationship with a Norwegian commoner, Sonja Haraldsen, in the late fifties and early sixties, but was forbidden by his father from marrying her. In 1968, Harald relented to his father's pressure and gave up Haraldsen. Soon after, Harald's engagement to his second cousin, '''Princess Christina of Sweden''', it was rumored to be an arranged marriage. Harald and Christina have five children, '''Martha Louise, Haakon, Gustaf, Oscar,''' and '''Victor'''.		Harald had a long-term relationship with a Norwegian commoner, Sonja Haraldsen, in the late fifties and early sixties, but was forbidden by his father from marrying her. In 1968, Harald relented to his father's pressure and gave up Haraldsen. Soon after, Harald's engagement to his second cousin, '''Princess Christina of Sweden''', in what was rumored to be an arranged marriage. Harald and Christina have five children, '''Martha Louise, Haakon, Gustaf, Oscar,''' and '''Victor'''.
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			\|[[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
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|}		\|}

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|'''Titles'''
|King of [[Norway]]
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|'''Reign'''
|17 January 1991 - present
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|'''Coronation'''
|23 June 1991
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|'''Predecessor'''
|[[King Olav V of Norway|Olav V]]
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|'''Heir'''
|[[Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway]]
|-
! colspan="2" |Biographical Information
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|'''Born'''
|21 February 1937 (age 88)
Skaugum, Norway
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|'''Spouse'''
|[[Princess Christina of Sweden]]
(m. 1968)
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|'''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]]
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|'''Name'''
|Harald
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|'''House'''
|Glucksburg
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|'''Father'''
|[[King Olav V of Norway]]
|-
|'''Mother'''
|[[Princess Martha of Sweden]]
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|'''Religion'''
|Lutheran
|}
'''Harald V, King of Norway''' (born ''Prince Harald of Norway'' on 21 February 1937) is the current reigning King of Norway. He is also a member of the Swedish Royal Family as the brother-in-law of '''[[Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden]]'''.

==Life==
Harald was born the third child and only son of '''King Olav V of Norway''' and '''Princess Martha of Sweden'''.

Harald became the heir to the throne upon his grandfather's death in 1957.

==Marriage and Issue==
Harald had a long-term relationship with a Norwegian commoner, Sonja Haraldsen, in the late fifties and early sixties, but was forbidden by his father from marrying her. In 1968, Harald relented to his father's pressure and gave up Haraldsen. Soon after, Harald's engagement to his second cousin, '''Princess Christina of Sweden''', it was rumored to be an arranged marriage. Harald and Christina have five children, '''Martha Louise, Haakon, Gustaf, Oscar,''' and '''Victor'''.
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==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)
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==Titles and Honours==

* '''1937-1957''' Prince Harald of Norway
* '''1957-1991''' Harald, Crown Prince of Norway
* '''1991-present''' Harald V, King of Norway

===National Honours===
[[File:Honours_Norway_Order_of_St._Olav.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. Olav (1955)

[[File:Honours_Norway_Order_of_Merit.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Merit (1968)

===Foreign Honours===
[[File:Honours_Sweden_Order_of_the_Seraphim.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Seraphim (1992) (Sweden)

[[File:Honours_Sweden_Order_of_the_Polar_Star.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Polar Star (1968) (Sweden)

==Ancestry==
{| class="wikitable"
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!Parents
!Grandparents
!Great-Grandparents
!Great-Great-Grandparents
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|[[King Olav V of Norway]]
|[[King Haakon VII of Norway]]
[[Princess Maud of Wales]]
|[[King Frederik VIII of Denmark]]
[[Princess Louise of Sweden]]

[[King Edward VII of the United Kingdom]]

[[Princess Alexandra of Denmark]]
|[[King Christian IX of Denmark]]
[[Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel]]

[[King Charles XV of Sweden]]

[[Princess Louise of the Netherlands]]

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

[[Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom]]

[[King Christian IX of Denmark]]

[[Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel]]
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|[[Princess Martha of Sweden]]
|[[Prince Carl, Duke of Vastergotland]]
[[Princess Ingeborg of Denmark]]
|[[King Oscar II of Sweden]]
[[Princess Sophia of Nassau]]

[[King Frederik VIII of Denmark]]

[[Princess Louise of Sweden]]
|[[King Oscar I of Sweden]]
[[Princess Josephine of Leuchtenberg]]

[[Duke William of Nassau]]

[[Princess Pauline of Wurttemberg]]

[[King Christian IX of Denmark]]

[[Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel]]

[[King Charles XV of Sweden]]

[[Princess Louise of the Netherlands]]
|}

==Lines of Succession==
{| class="wikitable wiki-table"
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House of Glucksburg

Born: 21 February 1937
|-
| colspan="3" |<center>'''Lines of Succession'''</center>
|-
|<center>Preceded by</center>
|<center>Succession to the [[Norway|Norwegian]] throne</center>
|<center>Followed by</center>
|-
|<center>Incumbent
'''preceded by'''
[[King Olav V of Norway|'''Olav V''']]</center>
|<center>Incumbent</center>
|<center>[[Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway]]</center>
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[[Category:Norway]]
[[Category:House Glucksburg]]
[[Category:Monarchs of Norway]]
[[Category:Monarchs]]