Haakon vii of norway biography of barack
Haakon vii of norway biography of barack
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Haakon VII
| King of Norway from 18 November to 21 September Date of Birth: Country: Norway |
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- Biography of Haakon VII
- During World War II
Biography of Haakon VII
Haakon VII was the King of Norway from November 18, to September 21, He was born as Prince Carl (Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel) of the House of Glücksburg and was the grandson of Christian IX.
In , his father became the King of Denmark as Frederick VIII, and his older brother succeeded him in as Christian X. Haakon VII was chosen as the Norwegian monarch by the parliament after Norway dissolved the dynastic union with Sweden and deposed King Oscar II.
Through his mother, he was the grandson of Oscar's older brother, Charles XV, who did not have any sons, making Haakon VII the Norwegian heir in the female line. Upon arriving in Norway, he changed his name to the ancient Norwegian name Haakon, and his son was renamed from Alexander to Olav (later Olav V).
He was married to his firs