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Haakon VII of Norway
Haakon VII was King of Norway from 1905 until his death in 1957, having reigned for nearly 52 years.
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politics · King of Norway from 1905 to 1957 · monarch · aristocrat · also Haakon VII of Norway, Haakon VII, Prince Carl of Denmark, Prince Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel of Denmark, Carl of Denmark, Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel of Denmark
Born 3 August 1872 · Died 21 September 1957 · Q154927
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2026· 3 entries
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The Guardian: Norway’s monarchy once seemed like a fairytale – recent crises have exposed its dark underbelly | Magnus Nome
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1972· 1 entry
To commemorate the late King's 100th anniversary of his birth
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1957· 1 entry
Died 1957-09-21.
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1955· 2 entries
Won Holmenkollen Medal (1955).
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(Shared with Hallgeir Brenden, Veikko Hakulinen, and Sverre Stenersen), one of only 11 people not famous for Nordic skiing to receive this honour
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1952· 1 entry
Attended the funeral of his wife's nephew King George VI and openly wept
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1947· 1 entry
The Norwegian people, by public subscription, purchased the royal yacht Norge for the King
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1939· 1 entry
King Haakon toured southeast Montana and parts of the proposed secessionist state of Absaroka, with supporters of the secession movement claiming this event as formal recognition of their state
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1927· 1 entry
The Labour Party became the largest party in parliament and early the following year Norway's first Labour Party government rose to power
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1914· 3 entries
Haakon County in the American state of South Dakota was named in his honour
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The Norwegian government advocated that Norway pursue a policy of neutrality
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Was followed by another three-kings meeting in Kristiania in November 1917
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1911· 1 entry
Became the first human to reach the South Pole
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1908· 1 entry
And although coronations are not expressly banned under current Norwegian legislation, this became the most recent coronation of a Norwegian monarch
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1906· 1 entry
Career landmark: coronation of Haakon VII and Maud.
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1905· 1 entry
Career landmark: Monarch of Norway (1905–1957).
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1902· 1 entry
Awarded Royal Victorian Chain (1902).
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1896· 2 entries
Awarded Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (1896).
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Career landmark: Participated in wedding of Princess Maud of Wales and Prince Carl of Denmark (tournament / event).
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1894· 1 entry
Was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant and in 1905 to the rank of admiral
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1893· 1 entry
Awarded Royal Order of the Seraphim (1893).
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1872· 1 entry
Born 1872-08-03.
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1861· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Elephant (1861).
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1814· 1 entry
As the first king of the Norwegian constitution and struggle for independence, was his great-granduncle
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