Haakon VIII, King of Norway
| HRH The Crown Prince of Norway | |
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| Titles | Crown Prince of Norway |
| Biographical Information | |
| Born | 20 July 1973 (age 51)
Oslo, Norway |
| Spouse | Princess Cecilie Cornelie of Prussia
(m. 2001) |
| Issue | Ingrid Alexandra, Hereditary Princess |
| Name | Haakon Magnus |
| House | Glucksburg |
| Father | Harald V, King of Norway |
| Mother | Princess Christina of Sweden |
| Religion | Lutheran |
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.
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.
Marriage and Issue
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 |
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Ingrid Alexandra, Hereditary Princess | 21 January 2004 | Unmarried and without issue | |
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Prince Sverre Magnus | 3 December 2005 | Unmarried and without issue |
Residences
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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
- 1973-1991 Prince Haakon of Norway
- 1991-present Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
National Honours
Order of St. Olav (1991)
Order of Merit (2001)
Foreign Honours
Order of the Red Eagle (2001) (Prussia)
Ancestry
Lines of Succession
| Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
House of Glucksburg Born: 20 July 1973 | ||
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