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Olav V of Norway
Olav V was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.
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politics · King of Norway from 1957 to 1991 · monarch · also Olav V of Norway, Olav V, Prince Alexander of Denmark, Prince Alexander Edward Christian Frederik of Denmark, Olav, Crown Prince of Norway, Crown Prince Olav of Norway
Born 2 July 1903 · Died 17 January 1991 · Q154912
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2026· 5 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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2025· 1 entry
On Amazon Prime Video, Anders Baasmo Christiansen again portrayed Olav, this time during his reign as King of Norway
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2005· 1 entry
Olav was proclaimed the Norwegian of the Century, with 41 percent of the tele-votes in a popular competition held by NRK
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1991· 1 entry
Died 1991-01-17.
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1981· 1 entry
Earned Gold Olympic Order (1981).
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1968· 2 entries
Won Holmenkollen Medal (1968).
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The Medal for Outstanding Civic Achievement in 1970 and was made Name of the Year in 1975
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1967· 1 entry
Won: Vatican City with Recipient of the 70th Birthday Medal of King Gustaf V (1928) (1967).
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1965· 1 entry
Won: Italy with Grand Cordon of the Order of Pahlavi (1965).
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1961· 2 entries
Awarded Nansen Refugee Award (1961).
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The King was a laureate of the Nansen Refugee Award
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1959· 1 entry
Olav was granted the honorary rank of Air Chief Marshal in the Royal Air Force
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1958· 1 entry
Olav was granted the honorary rank of Admiral in the Royal Navy, and in 1988, he was granted the honorary rank of Admiral of the Fleet
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1957· 1 entry
Career landmark: Monarch of Norway (1957–1991).
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1955· 1 entry
Awarded Royal Victorian Chain (1955).
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1946· 1 entry
Awarded Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (1946).
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1944· 2 entries
Career landmark: Chief of Defence of Norway (1944–1945).
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Was appointed to the post of Norwegian Chief of Defence and after the war he led the Norwegian disarmament of the German occupying forces
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1939· 1 entry
Crown Prince Olav was appointed an admiral of the Royal Norwegian Navy and a general of the Norwegian Army
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1929· 1 entry
Married his first cousin, Princess Märtha of Sweden
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1926· 2 entries
Awarded Knight of the Seraphim (1926).
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Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1926).
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1921· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1921).
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1913· 1 entry
In which a miniature car (a "baby Cadillac") commissioned by Queen Alexandra for Crown Prince Olav tows a procession of Londoners through the streets of the capital, before being delivered to a pair of "royal testers" of
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1905· 1 entry
Carl was elected as Norway's first independent king in 518 years
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1903· 1 entry
Born 1903-07-02.
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