Genealogy of the Royal Family of Norway^{1, 2}

House Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

HM King Haakon VII of Norway
(Born as: HRH Prince Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel of Denmark)
* Charlottenlund Castle near Copenhagen, August 3rd, 1872
† Royal Palace, Oslo, September 21st, 1957
King of Norway, November 18th, 1905 (formally accepted the throne: Throne Room, Amalienborg, Copenhagen, November 20th, 1905; arrived in Christiania (today: Oslo): November 24th, 1905; crowned: Nidaros Domkirke, Trondheim, June 22nd, 1906)
(Renounced his right of succession to the Danish Throne: November 27th, 1905)

Married:

Privat Chapel, Buckingham Palace, St. James Park, London, July 22nd, 1896:
HRH Princess Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony ("Harry")
(Since July 17th, 1917:) HRH Princess Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
* Marlborough House, London, November 26th, 1869
† Clinic, London, November 20th, 1938

Child from this marriage:

1. HM King Olav V of Norway
   

HM King Olav V of Norway
(Born as: HH Prince Alexander Edward Christian Frederik of Denmark)
(Since November 18th, 1905:) HRH Crown Prince Olav of Norway
* Appleton House, Sandringham near King's Lynn, Norfolk, July 2nd, 1903
† Kongsseteren near Oslo, January 17th, 1991
Crown Prince of Norway, November 18th, 1905
King of Norway, September 21st, 1957 (consecrated: Nidaros Domkirke, Trondheim, June 22nd, 1958)

Married:

Vor Frelsers Kirke (= St. Saviour's Church), Oslo, March 21st, 1929:
HRH Princess Märtha Sofia Lovisa Dagmar Thyra of Sweden
* Palace of the Hereditary Prince, Stockholm, March 28th, 1901
† Rikshospitalet, Oslo, April 5th, 1954

Children from this marriage:

1. HRH Princess Ragnhild Alexandra of Norway
2. HRH Princess Astrid Maud Ingeborg of Norway
3. HM King Harald V of Norway
   

HM King Harald V of Norway
(Born as: HRH Prince Harald of Norway)
(Since September 21st, 1957:) HRH Crown Prince Harald of Norway
* Skaugum, Asker near Oslo, February 21st, 1937
Crown Prince of Norway, September 21st, 1957; Prince-Regent of Norway, June 1990
King of Norway, January 17th, 1991 (consecrated: Nidaros Domkirke, Trondheim, June 23rd, 1991)

Married:

Oslo Cathedral, Oslo, August 29th, 1968:
Sonja Haraldsen
* Red Cross Clinic, Oslo, July 4th, 1937

Children from this marriage:

1. Miscarriage
   Frederiksstad Hospital, Frederiksstad, July 2nd or 3rd, 1970
2. HRH Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
   (Since February 1st, 2002:) Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
   * Rikshospitalet, Oslo, September 22nd, 1971
   (Relinquished the style Royal Highness with the approval of HM King Harald V: February 1st, 2002)

   Married:

   Nidaros Domkirke, Trondheim, May 24th, 2002:
   Ari Mikael Behn
   * Århus, September 30th, 1972

   Children from this marriage:

   1. Maud Angelica Behn
      * Rikshospitalet, Oslo, April 29th, 2003
   2. Leah Isadora Behn
      * Bloksbjerg, Hankø, Fredrikstad, April 8th, 2005
      
3. Miscarriage
   June 3rd, 1972
4. HRH Haakon Magnus Prince of Norway
   (Since January 17th, 1973:): HRH Haakon Magnus Crown Prince of Norway)
   * Rikshospitalet, Oslo, July 20th, 1973
   Crown Prince of Norway, January 17th, 1991
   

   Married:

   Oslo Cathedral, Oslo, August 25th, 2001:
   Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby
   * St. Joseph's Hospital, Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, August 19th, 1973
   

   Children from this marriage:

   1. HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
      * Rikshospitalet, Oslo, January 21st, 2004
      
   2. Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway
      * Rikshospitalet, Oslo, December 3rd, 2005
      

Footnotes:

1. Source: Queen Victoria's Descendants by Marlene A. Eilers. With special thanks to Hein Bruins, Brigitte Gastel Lloyd, Dag T. Hoelseth, Netty Leistra, Claes Mattsson and Paul Theroff.
2. The official title of the sovereign of Norway is: King/Queen of Norway with the style Majesty. The official title of the heir to the throne is: Crown Prince(ss) of Norway with the style Royal Highness. The children of the sovereign and the children of the heir to the throne bear the title Prince(ss) of Norway with the style Royal Highness. It's the sovereign's prerogative to decide about the style and title of the other members of the royal family.

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Last updated: March 10th, 2007.