Haakon VII
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Haakon VII was King of Norway from November 1905 until his death in September 1957.
Haakon in 1930
Prince Carl's birthplace, Charlottenlund Palace north of Copenhagen, c. 1895.
Prince Carl of Denmark as a naval cadet in 1889.
Wedding of Princess Maud and Prince Carl at Buckingham Palace
Monarchy of Norway
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The Norwegian monarch is the head of state of Norway, which is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system. The Norwegian monarchy can trace its line back to the reign of Harald Fairhair and the previous petty kingdoms which were united to form Norway; it has been in unions with both Sweden and Denmark for long periods.
Monarchy of Norway
King Harald receives Norway out of his father's hands in this illustration from the 14th-century Flateyjarbók.
King Frederick III
The Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814.