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{{Infobox Monarch|majesty
| name =Haakon VII
| title =King of Norway
| image =[[Image:Haakon7Small.jpg|200px]]
| caption =
| reign =[[November 18]], [[1905]] – [[September 21]], [[1957]]</br>({{age|1905|11|18|1957|9|21}} years)
| coronation =[[June 22]], [[1906]]
| othertitles =''HM'' The King of Norway<br />''HRH'' Prince Carl of Denmark
| full name =Haakon, né Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel
| predecessor =[[Oscar II of Sweden|Oscar II]]
| successor =[[Olav V of Norway|Olav V]]
| suc-type =
| heir =
| queen =[[Maud of Wales]]
| consort =
| issue =[[Olav V of Norway|Olav V]]
| royal house =[[Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg|House of Oldenburg (Glücksburg branch)]]
| dynasty =
| royal anthem =''[[Kongesangen]]''
| father =[[Frederick VIII of Denmark|Frederick VIII]]
| mother =[[Lovisa of Sweden]]
| date of birth ={{birth date|1872|8|3|mf=y}}
| place of birth ={{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Charlottenlund]], [[Copenhagen]]
| date of death ={{death date and age|1957|9|21|1872|8|3|mf=y}}
| place of death ={{flagicon|Norway}} [[Royal Palace, Oslo|Royal Palace]], [[Oslo]]
| date of burial =
| place of burial =[[Akershus Fortress]], [[Oslo]]
|}}
'''Haakon VII''' (Prince Carl of Denmark, born '''Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel''') ([[August 3]], [[1872]] – [[September 21]], [[1957]]) was the first king of [[Norway]] after the [[Separation of Norway from Sweden in 1905|1905 dissolution]] of the [[personal union]] with [[Sweden]]. As one of the few ''elected'' monarchs, Haakon quickly won the respect and affection of his people and played a pivotal role in uniting the Norwegian nation in its [[Norwegian resistance movement|resistance]] to the [[Weserübung|attack]] and five-year-long [[Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany|Nazi occupation]] during [[World War II]].
Haakon is regarded as one of the greatest Norwegians of the twentieth century and is particularly revered for his courage during the German invasion and his leadership and preservation of Norwegian unity during the Nazi occupation. He died at the age of 85 in 1957, after having reigned for 52 years.
==Early years as a Danish prince==
Known in his youth as Prince Carl of Denmark (namesake of his maternal grandfather the King of Norway etc), he was the second son of the future King [[Frederick VIII of Denmark|Frederick VIII]] of [[Denmark]] and a younger brother of the future King [[Christian X of Denmark]]. He personally became king of Norway before his father and brother became kings of Denmark. He was a paternal grandson of King [[Christian IX of Denmark]] (during whose reign he was prince of Denmark) and a maternal grandson of King [[Charles XV of Sweden]], who was also king of Norway (as Charles IV).
Prince Carl was born in [[Charlottenlund]]. He belonged to the [[Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg]] branch of the [[House of Oldenburg]]. The House of Oldenburg had been the [[Danish royal family]] since 1448, and between 1536-1814, also ruled Norway when it was part of the Kingdom of [[Denmark-Norway]]. The house was originally from northern Germany, where also the Glucksburg (Lyksborg) branch held their small fief. The family had permanent links with Norway already beginning from late Middle Ages, and also several of his paternal ancestors had been kings of independent Norway ([[Haakon V of Norway]], [[Christian I of Norway]], [[Frederick I of Norway|Frederick I]], [[Christian III of Denmark|Christian III]], [[Frederick II of Denmark|Frederick II]], [[Christian IV of Norway|Christian IV]], as well as [[Frederick III of Norway]] who integrated Norway into the Oldenburg state with Denmark, [[Slesvig]] and [[Holstein]], after which it was not independent until 1814). [[Christian Frederick]], who was King of Norway briefly in 1814, the first king of the Norwegian 1814 constitution and struggle for independence, was his great-granduncle.
Prince Carl was raised in the royal household in Copenhagen and educated at [[Royal Danish Naval Academy]] from which he graduated near the bottom of his class. He was a key witness in the scandal following the suicide of Kai Simonsen.
In 1896, Prince Carl married his first cousin [[Maud of Wales|Princess Maud of Wales]], youngest daughter of the future King [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Edward VII]] of the [[United Kingdom]] and his wife, [[Alexandra of Denmark|Princess Alexandra of Denmark]], daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark and Princess [[Louise of Hesse-Kassel]]. Their son, Prince Alexander, the future Crown Prince Olav and finally king [[Olav V of Norway]], was born on [[July 2]], [[1903]].
==Accession to the Norwegian throne==
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[[Image:H7 cor.JPG|thumb|left|300px|The coronation of Haakon VII and Queen Maud on [[June 22]], [[1906]]]]
After the [[Union between Sweden and Norway]] was [[Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905|dissolved]] in 1905, a committee of the Norwegian government identified several members of European royalty as candidates for Norway's first king of its own in several centuries. Gradually, Prince Carl became the leading candidate, largely due to the fact that he was descended from independent Norwegian kings. He also had a son (and hence an heir to the throne), and Princess Maud's ties to the British royal family were viewed as advantageous to the newly-independent Norwegian nation.
The democratically-minded Carl, aware that Norway was still debating whether to retain its monarchy or to switch to a [[republic]]an system of government, was flattered by the Norwegian government's overtures, but declined to accept the offer without a referendum to show whether monarchy was truly the choice of the Norwegian people.
After the [[referendum]] overwhelmingly confirmed by 79 percent majority that Norwegians desired to retain a monarchy, Prince Carl was formally offered the throne of Norway by the [[Storting]] (parliament) on [[November 18]], [[1905]]. When Carl accepted the offer that same evening (after the approval of his grandfather [[Christian IX of Denmark]]), he immediately endeared himself to his adopted country by taking the [[Old Norse]] name of [[Haakon]], a name used by previous kings of Norway.<ref name="Taking his name">{{Cite web|url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.5780|title=Blue Plaque for King Haakon VII of Norway
|accessdate=2008-04-12|publisher=English Heritage|year=2005|author=English Heritage}}</ref> In so doing, he succeeded his grand-uncle, [[Oscar II of Sweden]], who had abdicated the Norwegian throne in October following the agreement between Sweden and Norway on the terms of the separation of the union.
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The new royal family of Norway left Denmark on the Danish royal ship "Dannebrog" and after the three day journey arrived in [[Kristiania]] (later [[Oslo]]) early on the morning of [[November 25]], [[1905]]. 25. November kom den nye kongefamilien seilende opp Oslofjorden med det danske Kongeskipet "Dannebrog". Det var tykk tåke og tett snødrev. Ved Oscarsborg Festning gikk de over i det norske marinefartøyet "Heimdal" og forsatte inn til hovedstaden.
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Haakon's coronation took place in [[Nidaros Cathedral]] in [[Trondheim]] on [[June 22]], [[1906]].
== Resistance in World War II ==
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[[Operation Weserübung|Norway was invaded]] by the naval and air forces of [[Nazi Germany]] during the early hours of [[April 9]], [[1940]]. The German naval detachment sent to capture [[Oslo]] was challenged at [[Oscarsborg festning|Oscarsborg fortress]]. The fortress fired at the invaders, causing damage to the [[pocket battleship]] [[German pocket battleship Deutschland|''Lützow'']] and the sinking of the [[heavy cruiser]] [[German cruiser Blücher|''Blücher'']], with heavy German losses that included many of the armed forces, Gestapo agents, and administrative personnel who were to have occupied the Norwegian capital. These events led to the withdrawal of the rest of the German flotilla, preventing the invaders from occupying Oslo at dawn as had been intended in the order of battle. The German occupation forces' delay in arrival in Oslo, along with swift action from the President of the [[Storting]] C. J Hambro in turn created the opportunity for the Norwegian royal family, the cabinet, and most of the 150 members of the [[Storting]] (parliament) to make a hasty departure from the capital by special train.
[[Image:Haakon7.jpg|thumb|left|180px|King Haakon VII early during his reign.]]
The Storting first convened at [[Hamar]] the same afternoon, but with the rapid advance of German troops, the group moved on to [[Elverum]]. The assembled parliament unanimously enacted a resolution, the so-called ''Elverumsfullmakten'' ([[Elverum Authorization]]), granting the Cabinet full powers to protect the country until such time as the Storting could meet again.
The next day, German minister [[Curt Bräuer]] demanded a meeting with Haakon. The German diplomat called on the Norwegians to cease their resistance and stated [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]'s demand that the king appoint Nazi sympathizer [[Vidkun Quisling]] as prime minister of what would be a German [[puppet government]]. Bräuer suggested that Haakon follow the example of the Danish government and his brother, Christian X, which had surrendered almost immediately after the previous day's invasion, and threatened Norway with harsh conditions if it didn't surrender. Haakon told Bräuer that under the [[Constitution of Norway]], he could not make such a decision himself, but only on the advice of the government.
In an emotional meeting with the Cabinet in [[Nybergsund]], the king reported the German ultimatum to his cabinet. Although he could not make the decision himself, he knew he could use his moral authority to influence it. Accordingly, Haakon told the Cabinet:
:''I am deeply affected by the responsibility laid on me if the German demand is rejected. The responsibility for the calamities that will befall people and country is indeed so grave that I dread to take it. It rests with the government to decide, but my position is clear.''
:''For my part I cannot accept the German demands. It would conflict with all that I have considered to be my duty as King of Norway since I came to this country nearly thirty-five years ago.''<ref>The account and quotation were recorded by one of the cabinet members and were recounted in William L. Shirer's ''The Challenge of Scandinavia''.</ref>
Haakon went on to say that he could not appoint any government headed by Quisling because he knew neither the people nor the Storting had confidence in him. However, if the Cabinet felt otherwise, the king said he would [[abdicate]] so as not to stand in the way of the government's decision.
Inspired by Haakon's stand, the government announced its refusal to accept the German terms to the German emissary by telephone. In a radio broadcast that evening, the government and king's refusal to the German ultimatum were announced to the Norwegian people. The government indicated that they would resist the German attack as long as possible, and expressed their confidence that Norwegians would lend their support to the cause.
The following morning, [[April 11]], [[1940]], bomber aircraft of the ''[[Luftwaffe]]'' attacked Nybergsund, destroying the small town where the Norwegian government was staying in an attempt to wipe out Norway's unyielding king and government. The king and his ministers took refuge in the snow-covered woods and escaped harm, continuing farther north through the rugged Norwegian mountains toward [[Molde]] on Norway's northwestern coast. As the British forces in the area lost ground under ''Luftwaffe'' bombardment, the king and his party were taken aboard the British cruiser [[HMS Glasgow (C21)|HMS ''Glasgow'']] and conveyed by sea to [[Tromsø]] where a provisional capital was established on [[May 1]]. Haakon and Crown Prince Olav took up residence in a forest cabin in Målselvdalen valley in the interior of [[Troms]] county where they would stay until the evacuation to the [[United Kingdom]]. While residing in Troms the two were protected by local rifle association members armed with the ubiquitous [[Krag-Jørgensen]] rifle.
The Allies had a fairly secure hold over northern Norway until late May, but as the Allies' position in the [[Battle of France]] rapidly deteriorated, the British forces in northern Norway were badly needed elsewhere and were withdrawn. The beleaguered and demoralized Norwegian government was evacuated from Tromsø on [[June 7]] aboard [[HMS Devonshire (39)|HMS ''Devonshire'']]; and after a 34 [[Knot (speed)|knot]] dash, under cover of [[HMS Glorious (77)|HMS ''Glorious'']], [[HMS Acasta (H09)|HMS ''Acasta'']], and [[HMS Ardent (H41)|HMS ''Ardent'']], safely arrived in [[London]]. Haakon and his cabinet set up a Norwegian [[government in exile]] in the British capital. Taking up residence at [[Rotherhithe]] in [[London]], Haakon was an important national symbol in the Norwegian resistance. Between March 1942 and the end of the war in June 1945 the King and his son, Crown Prince Olav, lived at Foliejon Park in [[Winkfield]], near [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]].
[[Image:HMS Norfolk King Hakkon.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The royal family of Norway waving to the welcoming crowds from [[HMS Norfolk (78)|HMS ''Norfolk'']] at [[Oslo]].]]
Meanwhile, Hitler had appointed [[Josef Terboven]] as ''[[Reichskommissar]]'' for Norway. On Hitler's orders, Terboven attempted to coerce the Storting to depose the king; parliament declined, citing constitutional principles. A subsequent ultimatum was made by the Germans under threat of interning all Norwegians of military age in German concentration camps.{{Fact|date=May 2007}} With this threat looming, the Norwegian parliament's representatives in Oslo wrote to their monarch on [[June 27]], asking him to abdicate. The king, politely replying that the Storting had acted under duress, declined the request. After one further German attempt in September to force the Storting to depose Haakon failed, Terboven finally decreed that the royal family had "forfeited their right to return" and dissolved the democratic political parties.
During Norway's five years under German control, many Norwegians surreptitiously wore clothing or jewelry made from coins bearing Haakon's "H7" monogram as symbols of resistance to the [[Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany|German occupation]] and of solidarity with their exiled king and government, just as many people in [[Denmark]] wore [[Christian X of Denmark|his brother]]'s monogram on a pin. The king's monogram was also painted and otherwise reproduced on various surfaces as a show of resistance to the occupation.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,891354,00.html H7], [[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]], Monday, Sep. 30, 1957</ref>
After the end of the war, Haakon and the Norwegian royal family returned to Norway aboard the cruiser [[HMS Norfolk (78)|HMS ''Norfolk'']], arriving to cheering crowds in Oslo on [[7 June]] 1945.
== Post-war years ==
King Haakon VII fell in his bathroom at the estate at [[Bygdøy]] in July 1955. This fall, which occurred just a month before his eighty-third birthday, broke the king's thighbone and, although there were few other complications resulting from the fall, the king was left confined to a wheelchair. The once-active king was said to have been depressed by his resulting helplessness and began to lose his customary involvement and interest in current events. With Haakon's loss of mobility and, as the king's health deteriorated further in the summer of 1957, Crown Prince Olav appeared on behalf of his father on ceremonial occasions and taking a more active role in state affairs. At Haakon's death in 1957, the crown prince succeeded as [[Olav V of Norway|Olav V]].
Today, King Haakon is regarded by many as one of the greatest Norwegian leaders of the pre-war period, managing to hold his young and fragile country together in unstable political conditions. In 1927 he said "I am also the Communists' King." <ref>This was said when Christian Hornsrud of the labour party was appointed to prime minister in 1928, http://www.kongehuset.no/c27060/artikkel/vis.html?tid=27613 (Official site of the Norwegian royal house, in Norwegian)</ref> His loyalty to democracy proved to be crucial for [[Norway]]'s political situation during and after [[World War II]].
== Ancestry ==
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|12= 12. [[Oscar I of Sweden]]
|13= 13. [[Josephine of Leuchtenberg]]
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|15= 15. [[Princess Louise of Prussia (1808-1870)|Princess Luise of Prussia]]
|16= 16. [[Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck]]
|17= 17. Countess Friederike of Schlieben
|18= 18. [[Charles of Hesse]]
|19= 19. [[Princess Louise of Denmark and Norway]]
|20= 20. [[Prince Frederick of Hesse]]
|21= 21. Caroline of Nassau-Usingen
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|23= 23. [[Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]
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==Honours==
The entire plateau surrounding the [[South Pole]] was named ''[[Haakon VII's Vidde]]'' in the king's honour by [[Roald Amundsen]] when he in 1911 became the first human to reach the South Pole. See [[Polheim]].
In 1914 [[Haakon County]] in [[South Dakota]] was named in his honor.
For his struggles against the Nazi regime and his effort to revive the [[Holmenkollen ski arena|Holmenkollen ski festival]] following World War II, King Haakon VII earned the [[Holmenkollen medal]] in 1955 (Shared with [[Hallgeir Brenden]], [[Veikko Hakulinen]], and [[Sverre Stenersen]]), one of only eleven non-Nordic skiers to earn this honour. The others are Norway's [[Stein Eriksen]], [[Borghild Niskin]], [[Inger Bjørnbakken]], [[Astrid Sandvik]], [[King Olav V]] (his son), [[Erik Håker]], [[Jacob Vaage]], [[King Harald V]] (his paternal grandson), and [[Queen Sonja of Norway|Queen Sonja]] (his paternal granddaughter-in-law), and [[Sweden]]'s [[Ingemar Stenmark]].
Other honours:
*{{flag|Norway}} [[War Cross with sword]]
*{{flag|Norway}} [[Medal for Outstanding Civic Achievement]] in gold
*{{flag|Norway}} [[Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav|Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav]] (later Grand Master)
*{{flag|Austria}} [[Decoration of Honour for Merit|Grand Cross of the Decoration of Honour for Merit]]
*{{flag|Czechoslovakia}} [[Order of the White Lion|Grand Cross of the Order of the White Lion]]
*{{flag|Czechoslovakia}} [[Czechoslovakian Freedom Cross]]
*{{flag|Denmark}} [[Order of the Elephant|Knight of the Elephant]]
*{{flag|Denmark}} [[Order of the Dannebrog|Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog]]
*{{flag|Denmark}} [[Dannebrogmennenes hederstegn]]
*{{flag|Denmark}} King Christian X's Freedom Medal
*{{flag|Denmark}} Commemorative medal for King Christian IX and Queen Louise's golden wedding anniversary
*{{flag|Denmark}} Commemorative medal for King Christian IX's 100th birthday
*{{flag|Denmark}} Commemorative medal for King Frederik VIII's 100th birthday
*{{flag|Ethiopia|1897}} [[Order of Solomon|Grand Cross of the Order of Solomon]]
*{{flag|Finland}} [[Order of the White Rose|Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose]]
*{{flag|France}} [[Légion d'honneur|Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur]]
*{{flag|France}} [[Croix de guerre]]
*{{flag|France}} [[Médaille Militaire]]
*{{flag|Great Britain}} [[Order of the Garter|Knight of the Garter]]
*{{flag|Great Britain}} [[Order of the Bath|Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath]]
*{{flag|Great Britain}} [[Royal Victorian Order|Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order]] (Commonwealth Realms)
*{{flag|Great Britain}} [[Venerable Order of Saint John|St John's Cross]]
*{{flag|Great Britain}} [[Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal]]
*{{flag|Great Britain}} [[King Edward VII Coronation Medal]]
*{{flag|Greece|old}} [[Order of the Saviour|Grand Cross of the Order of the Saviour]]
*{{flag|Greece|old}} [[War Cross 1940]]
*{{flag|Italy|old}} [[Order of the Most Holy Annunciation|Grand Cross of the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation]]
*{{flag|Iceland}} [[Order of the Falcon|Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon]]
*{{flag|Japan}} [[Order of the Chrysanthemum|Grand Cross of the Order of the Chrysanthemum]]
*{{flag|German Empire}} [[House Order of the Wendish Crown|Grand Cross of the House Order of the Wendish Crown]] (Mecklenburg, Germany)
*{{flag|Netherlands}} [[Order of the Netherlands Lion|Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion]]
*{{flag|Peru}} [[Order of the Sun|Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun]]
*{{flag|Poland}} [[Order of the White Eagle|Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle]]
*{{flag|Portugal}} [[Order of Christ (Portugal)|Grand Cross of the Order of Christ]]
*{{flag|Portugal}} [[Order of Aviz|Grand Cross of the Order of St. Bento d'Aviz]]
*{{flag|Portugal}} [[Order of St. James of the Sword|Grand Cross of the Order of San Thiago]]
*{{flag|Portugal}} [[Order of the Tower and Sword|Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword]]
*{{flag|Prussia}} [[Order of the Black Eagle|Grand Cross of the Order of the Black Eagle]] (Prussia, Germany)
*{{flag|Prussia}} [[Order of the Red Eagle|Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle]] (Prussia, Germany)
*{{flag|Romania}} [[Order of Carol I|Grand Cross of the Order of Carol I]]
*{{flag|Russian Empire}} [[Order of St. Andrew|Grand Cross of the Order of St. Andrew]]
*{{flag|Russian Empire}} [[Order of St. Alexander Nevsky|Grand Cross of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky]]
*{{flag|Russian Empire}} [[Order of St. Anna|Grand Cross of the Order of St. Anna]]
*{{flag|Russian Empire}} [[Order of the White Eagle|Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle]]
*{{flag|Russian Empire}} [[Order of Saint Stanislaus|Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Stanislaus]]
*{{flag|Spain}} [[Order of the Golden Fleece|Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece]]
*{{flag|Sweden}} [[Order of the Seraphim|Knight of the Seraphim]]
*{{flag|Thailand}} [[Order of the Royal House of Chakri|Grand Cross of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri]]
*{{flag|Ottoman Empire}} [[Order of the Osmanie|Grand Cross in Brilliants of the Order of Osmanie]]
<ref>[http://www.kongehuset.no/c29384/artikkel/vis.html?tid=29387 Royal House of Norway web page on King Haakon VII's decorations] (Norwegian) Retrieved 5 October 2007</ref>
==Titles from birth to death==
Here is a list of the styles King Haakon bore from birth to death, in chronological order:
*''His Royal Highness'' Prince Carl of Denmark
*''His Majesty'' The King of Norway
==Notes==
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==See also==
* [[List of state visits made by King Haakon VII of Norway]]
* [[Separation of Norway from Sweden in 1905]]
* [[Weserübung|Invasion of Norway by Nazi Germany]] (Operation Weserübung)
* [[Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany]]
* [[Norwegian resistance movement]]
==References==
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*{{cite book | last=Shirer | first=William L. | title=The Challenge of Scandinavia | location=London | publisher=Robert Hale | year=1956}}
*{{cite book | last=Bomann-Larsen | first=Tor | title=Haakon og Maud I/Kongstanken | location=Oslo | publisher=Cappelen | year=2004 | id=ISBN 82-02-22527-2}}
*{{cite book | last=Bomann-Larsen | first=Tor | title=Haakon og Maud II/Folket | location=Oslo | publisher=Cappelen | year=2004 | id=ISBN 978-82-02-22529-2}}
*{{cite book | last=Bomann-Larsen | first=Tor | title=Haakon og Maud III/Vintertronen | location=Oslo | publisher=Cappelen | year=2006 | id=ISBN 978-82-02-24665-5}}
==External links==
*[http://www.kongehuset.no/ Official Website of the Norwegian Royal Family]
*[http://www.kongehuset.no/c27312/seksjonstekst_person/vis.html?tid=28677 King Haakon - biography (Official Website of the Norwegian Royal Family)]
*[http://www.aftenposten.no/english/royals/ The Royals] – Regularly updated news coverage of the Norwegian royal family (''[[Aftenposten]]'')
*[http://www.saintolav.com The Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav - H.M. King Haakon VII the former Grand Master of the Order]
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