Queen Cecilie Cornelie of Norway: Difference between revisions

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HRH The Queen of Norway

Titles	Queen of Norway Princess of Prussia
Reign	16 September 2025 - present
Coronation	TBA
Predecessor	Princess Christina of Sweden
Biographical Information
Born	30 January 1978 (age 47) Potsdam, Prussia, Germany
Spouse	Haakon VIII, King of Norway (m. 2001)
Issue	Ingrid Alexandra, Crown Princess of Norway Prince Sverre Magnus
Name	Cecilie Cornelie Victoria Louise
House	Hohenzollern
Father	Crown Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Prussia
Mother	Countess Donata of Castell-Rudenhausen
Religion	Evangelical Church of Germany

Queen Cecilie Cornelie of Norway (born Princess Cecilie Cornelie of Prussia on 30 January 1978) 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 niece-in-law of Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden and the German Imperial Family as the sister of Georg Friedrich, Emperor of Germany.

Life[edit | edit source]

Cecilie Cornelie was born the second child and only daughter of Crown Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Prussia and Countess Donata of Castell-Rudenhausen. She was born five months after her father's death in a military training accident.

Cecilie Cornelie became Queen of Norway upon her father-in-law's death in 2025.

Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]

On 25 August 2001, Cecilie Cornelie married Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway in Oslo. Haakon and Cecilie Cornelie have two children, Ingrid Alexandra and Sverre Magnus.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Ingrid Alexandra, Crown Princess of Norway	21 January 2004		Unmarried and without issue
	Prince Sverre Magnus	3 December 2005		Unmarried and without issue

Residences[edit | edit source]

Skaugum; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
The Royal Lodge; Winter Residence (December-February)
Bygdoy Royal Estate; Summer Residence (June-August)
Hohenzollern Castle; Summer Residence (June-August)

Sartorial Information[edit | edit source]

Tiara Collection[edit | edit source]

As Queen, Cecilie Cornelie has access to the entirety of the Norwegian Tiara Collection. Below are the tiaras that she personally owns.

(1994) Diamond Scroll Tiara; 16th birthday gift from her grandfather
(2001) Diamond Tiara; Wedding gift from her in-laws
(2001) Ruby Tiara; Wedding gift from her mother

Clothing Collection[edit | edit source]

Clothing Collection

Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]

1978-2001 Princess Cecilie Cornelie of Prussia
2001-2025 Cecilie Cornelie, Crown Princess of Norway
2025-present Queen Cecilie Cornelie of Norway

National Honours[edit | edit source]

Order of St. Olav (2001)

Foreign Honours[edit | edit source]

Order of the Black Eagle (2001)

Order of Hohenzollern (1996)

Order of Louise (1996)

Ancestry[edit | edit source]


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Crown Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Prussia	Emperor Ludwig Ferdinand of Germany Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia	Emperor Wilhelm III of Germany Princess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Emperor Kirill of Russia Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha	Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein Grand Duke Frederick Francis III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia Princess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duke Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
Countess Donata of Castell-Rudenhausen	Siegfried, Count of Castell-Rudenhausen Countess Irene of Solms-Laubach	Casimir, Count of Castell-Rudenhausen Countess Mechtild of Bentinck Georg Friedrich, Count of Solms-Laubach Princess Johanna of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich	Wolfgang, Count of Castell-Rudenhausen Princess Emma of Ysenburg-Budingen Wilhelm, Count of Bentinck Maria Cornelia van Heeckeren-Wassenaer Otto, Count of Solms-Laubach Princess Emma of Ysenburg-Budingen Carl, Prince of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich Princess Emma of Stolberg-Wernigerode

Lines of Succession[edit | edit source]


Queen Cecilie Cornelie of Norway House of Hohenzollern Born: 30 January 1978
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the German throne	Followed by
Princess Johanna of Prussia	6th in the line of succession	Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway

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 |Evangelical Church of Germany
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-'''Cecilie Cornelie, Crown Princess of Norway''' (born ''Princess Cecilie Cornelie of Prussia'' on 30 January 1978) is a member of the Norwegian Royal Family as the daughter-in-law of '''[[Harald V, King of Norway]]''', She is also a member of the Swedish Royal Family as the niece-in-law of '''[[Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden]]''' and the German Imperial Family as the sister of '''[[Georg Friedrich, Emperor of Germany]]'''.
+'''Queen Cecilie Cornelie of Norway''' (born ''Princess Cecilie Cornelie of Prussia'' on 30 January 1978) 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 niece-in-law of '''[[Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden]]''' and the German Imperial Family as the sister of '''[[Georg Friedrich, Emperor of Germany]]'''.
 ==Life==
-Cecilie Cornelie was born the second child and only daughter of [[Crown Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Prussia]] and [[Countess Donata of Castell-Rudenhausen]]. She was born five months after her father's death in a military training accident.
+Cecilie Cornelie was born the second child and only daughter of '''Crown Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Prussia''' and '''Countess Donata of Castell-Rudenhausen'''. She was born five months after her father's death in a military training accident.
+Cecilie Cornelie became Queen of Norway upon her father-in-law's death in 2025.
 ==Marriage and Issue==
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 |21 January 2004
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 === Tiara Collection ===
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+As Queen, Cecilie Cornelie has access to the entirety of the [[Norwegian Tiara Collection]]. Below are the tiaras that she personally owns.<gallery>
 File:Tiaras Germany Cecilie-Cornelie Diamond Scroll Tiara.jpg|(1994) Diamond Scroll Tiara; 16th birthday gift from her grandfather
 File:Tiaras Germany Cecilie-Cornelie Diamond Tiara.jpg|(2001) Diamond Tiara; Wedding gift from her in-laws
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+* '''2001-2025'''   Cecilie Cornelie, Crown Princess of Norway
+* '''2025-present'''   Queen Cecilie Cornelie of Norway
 ===National Honours===
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