Charles Haakon VII of Norway Glücksburg 1 2
- Born: 3 Aug 1872, Charlottenlund, near Copenhagen, Denmark
- Marriage: Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria Windsor on 22 Jul 1896 in Private Chapel, Buckingham Palace, London, England.
- Died: 21 Sep 1957, Oslo, Norway aged 85
Another name for Charles was Charles Haakon VII von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
General Notes:
CHRISTIAN FREDERIK CARL GEORG VALDEMAR AXEL first king of Norway following the restoration of that country's independence in 1905.
The second son of the future king Frederick VIII of Denmark, he was originally called Prince Charles (Carl) of Denmark. He was trained for a naval career. In 1896 he married Princess Maud, daughter of England's Edward VII. He was offered the Norwegian crown in 1905, after the dissolution of the Swedish-Norwegian union, and he agreed to accept it only if he were approved in a Norwegian plebiscite. Overwhelmingly approved on Nov. 12, 1905, he was elected king by the Storting (parliament) on November 18. He took the Old Norse name of Haakon.
Haakon VII reigned during two world wars. A champion of democracy, he fled to England during the German invasion of Norway in 1940. His refusal to submit when a German-pressured Storting body asked him to abdicate inspired the Norwegians to resist the German occupation. Haakon VII returned to Norway in 1945 and continued in the high esteem of his people until his death.
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded: King of Norway, 1905.
Charles married Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria Windsor, daughter of Edward VII Wettin and Alexandra of Denmark "Alix" Oldenburg, on 22 Jul 1896 in Private Chapel, Buckingham Palace, London, England. (Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria Windsor was born on 26 Nov 1869 in Marlborough House, London, England, christened on 24 Dec 1869 in Marlborough House, London, England and died on 20 Nov 1938 in London, England.)
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