Haakon VIII, King of Norway: Difference between revisions

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HM The King of Norway

Titles	Crown Prince of Norway
Reign	16 September 2025 - present
Coronation	TBA
Predecessor	Harald V
Heir	Ingrid Alexandra, Crown Princess of Norway
Biographical Information
Born	20 July 1973 (age 52) Oslo, Norway
Spouse	Princess Cecilie Cornelie of Prussia (m. 2001)
Issue	Ingrid Alexandra, Crown Princess of Norway Prince Sverre Magnus
Name	Haakon Magnus
House	Glucksburg
Father	Harald V, King of Norway
Mother	Princess Christina of Sweden
Religion	Lutheran

Haakon VIII, King of Norway (born Prince Haakon of Norway on 20 July 1973) is the current reigning King of Norway. He is also a member of the Swedish Royal Family as the nephew of Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden and the German Imperial Family as the brother-in-law of Georg Friedrich, Emperor of Germany.

Life[edit | edit source]

Haakon was born the second child and eldest son of Harald V, King of Norway and Princess Christina of Sweden.

Haakon became heir to the throne upon the death of his grandfather in 1991. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his father in 2025.

Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]

On 25 August 2001, Haakon married Princess Cecilie Cornelie of Prussia 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)

Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]

1973-1991 Prince Haakon of Norway
1991-2025 Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
2025-present Haakon VIII, King of Norway

National Honours[edit | edit source]

Order of St. Olav (1991)

Order of Merit (2001)

Foreign Honours[edit | edit source]

Order of the Red Eagle (2001) (Prussia)

Ancestry[edit | edit source]


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Harald V, King of Norway	King Olav V of Norway Princess Martha of Sweden	King Haakon VII of Norway Princess Maud of Wales Prince Carl, Duke of Vastergotland Princess Ingeborg of Denmark	King Frederik VIII of Denmark Princess Louise of Sweden King Edward VII of the United Kingdom Princess Alexandra of Denmark King Oscar II of Sweden Princess Sophia of Nassau King Frederik VIII of Denmark Princess Louise of Sweden
Princess Christina of Sweden	Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha	King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden Princess Margaret of Connaught Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein	King Gustaf V of Sweden Princess Victoria of Baden Prince Arthur of the United Kingdom Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia Prince Leopold of the United Kingdom Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont Duke Friedrich Ferdinand I of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Lines of Succession[edit | edit source]


Haakon VIII, King of Norway House of Glucksburg Born: 20 July 1973
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Norwegian throne	Followed by
Incumbent preceded by Harald V	Incumbent	Ingrid Alexandra, Crown Princess of Norway

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 Oslo, Norway
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 [[Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway|Prince Sverre Magnus]]
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-'''Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway''' (born ''Prince Haakon of Norway'' on 20 July 1973) is a member of the Norwegian Royal Family as the son and heir of '''Harald V, King of Norway''', as well as the Swedish Royal Family as the nephew of '''[[Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden]]''' and the German Imperial Family as the brother-in-law of '''[[Georg Friedrich, Emperor of Germany]]'''.
+'''Haakon VIII, King of Norway''' (born ''Prince Haakon of Norway'' on 20 July 1973) is the current reigning King of Norway. He is also a member of the Swedish Royal Family as the nephew of '''[[Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden]]''' and the German Imperial Family as the brother-in-law of '''[[Georg Friedrich, Emperor of Germany]]'''.
 ==Life==
 Haakon was born the second child and eldest son of '''Harald V, King of Norway''' and '''Princess Christina of Sweden'''.
-Haakon became heir to the throne upon the death of his grandfather in 1991.
+Haakon became heir to the throne upon the death of his grandfather in 1991. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his father in 2025.
 ==Marriage and Issue==
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 |21 January 2004
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-* '''1991-present'''   Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
+* '''1991-2025'''   Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
+* '''2025-present'''   Haakon VIII, King of Norway
 ===National Honours===
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 [[Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia]]
-[[Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany]]
+[[Prince Leopold of the United Kingdom]]
-[[Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont]]
+[[Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont]]
 [[Duke Friedrich Ferdinand I of Schleswig-Holstein]]
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 House of Glucksburg
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+|<center><small>Incumbent</small>
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+'''<small>preceded by</small>'''
-|<center>[[Ingrid Alexandra, Hereditary Princess of Norway]]</center>
+[[Harald V, King of Norway|'''<small>Harald V</small>''']]</center>
+|<center>Incumbent</center>
+|<center>[[Ingrid Alexandra, Crown Princess of Norway]]</center>
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 [[Category:Norway]]
 [[Category:House Glucksburg]]
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+[[Category:Monarchs of Norway]]
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