List of Norwegian monarchs explained

The list of Norwegian monarchs (or kongerekka) begins in 872: the traditional dating of the Battle of Hafrsfjord, after which victorious King Harald Fairhair merged several petty kingdoms into that of his father. Named after the homonymous geographical region, Harald's realm was later to be known as the Kingdom of Norway.^[1]

Traditionally established in 872 and existing continuously for over 1,100 years, the Kingdom of Norway is one of the oldest states of Europe: King Harald V, who has reigned since 1991, is the 64th monarch according to the official list.^[2] During interregna, Norway has been ruled by variously titled regents.

Several royal dynasties have possessed the Throne of the Kingdom of Norway: the more prominent include the Fairhair dynasty (872–970), the House of Sverre (1184–1319), and the House of Oldenburg (1450–1481, 1483–1533, 1537–1814, and from 1905) including branches Holstein-Gottorp (1814–1818) and Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (from 1905). During the civil war era (1130–1240), several pretenders fought each other, and as a consequence, some rulers from this era are not traditionally considered lawful kings and are usually omitted from lists of monarchs. Between 1387 and 1905, Norway was part of various unions.

Kings of Norway used many additional titles between 1450 and 1905, such as King of the Wends, King of the Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Duke of Holstein, Prince of Rügen, and Count of Oldenburg. They called themselves Konge til Norge ("King of Norway"), usually with the style His Royal Majesty. With the introduction of constitutional monarchy in 1814, the traditional style "by the Grace of God" was extended to "by the Grace of God and the Constitution of the Kingdom", but was only briefly in use. The last king to use the by the grace of God style was Haakon VII, who died in 1957. The King's title today is formally Norges Konge ("Norway's King"), with the style "His Majesty".

Key

For lists of the prehistoric kings of Norway see List of legendary kings of Norway

R	Reign
I	Independent period
D	Union with Denmark (1524 – 1814 as Denmark–Norway)
S	Union with Sweden (1814 – 1905 as Sweden–Norway)
DS	Union with Denmark and Sweden (1397 – 1521 as Kalmar Union)
R	Interregnum/Regency

Fairhair dynasty

See main article: Fairhair dynasty. Besides becoming sole king after his father Harold's death, Eric Bloodaxe was king jointly with his father for three years before the latter's death. After Harald's death, Eric ruled as "overking" of his brothers, who also held status as kings and had control over certain regions.^[3] Harald Greycloak also ruled as "overking" of his brothers.^[4] All dates for the kings of the Fairhair dynasty are approximate and/or just scholarly estimates. Slight differences might therefore occur between different sources. The following table uses the dates given in Norsk biografisk leksikon/Store norske leksikon.

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I	Harald I Halfdansson^[5] Harald Fairhair 872–932		850/860 Son of Halfdan the Black and Ragnhild	Various At least nine sons	932 Rogaland
	Eric I Haraldsson Eric Bloodaxe 932–934		895 Son of Harald I and Ragnhild Eriksdotter	Gunnhild Gormsdóttir Eight children	952/954 England
	Haakon I Haraldsson^[6] Haakon the Good 934–960		915–920 Son of Harald I and Tora Mosterstong	Never married	960/961 Håkonshella (near Bergen)
	Harald II Ericsson^[7] Harald Greycloak 961–970	–	935 Son of Eric I and Gunnhild Gormsdóttir	Never married	970 Limfjord, Denmark

House of Gorm/Earl of Lade

See main article: House of Gorm and Earls of Lade. The Danish king Harald Bluetooth had himself hailed as king of Norway after the Battle of Fitjar (961). Besides gaining direct control of Viken in south-eastern Norway, he let Harald Greycloak rule the rest of Norway as king, nominally under himself. Harald Bluetooth later switched his support to Harald Greycloak's rival, Haakon Sigurdsson, Earl of Lade, who eventually captured Harald Greycloak's kingdom. Haakon thereafter ruled Norway (except Viken), at first nominally under Harald. All dates are estimates and subject to interpretation.^[8] Haakon is generally held as the ruler of Norway from 970 to 995.^[9]

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D	Harald Bluetooth^[10] ^[11] 961 – 980 (de jure)		925/35 Son of Gorm the Old and Thyra	Gyrid of Sweden Four or six children Tove of the Obotrites No issue	987 latest Jomsborg
R	Earl Haakon Sigurdsson 965/70–995 (de facto)		935 Trondheim Son of Sigurd Haakonsson and Bergljot Toresdatter	Tora Skagesdatter Nine children	995 Rimul

Fairhair dynasty (restored)

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I	Olaf I Tryggvason^[12] 995–1000		968 Son of Tryggve Olafsson and Astrid Eiriksdottir	Various	1000 Svolder

House of Gorm/Earls of Lade (restored)

See main article: House of Gorm and Earls of Lade. After the Battle of Svolder, the Danes recaptured Norway under Sweyn Forkbeard. As before, the Danes controlled the petty kingdoms of Viken as vassals, while the two Earls of Lade, Eric Haakonsson and Sweyn Haakonsson, ruled Western Norway and Trøndelag, nominally as earls under Sweyn. Eric is generally held as the de facto ruler of Norway from 1000 to 1015, together with his brother Sweyn, a lesser known figure, with whom he shared his power.^[13]

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D	Sweyn Forkbeard^[14] ^[15] 1000–1013 (de jure)		17 April 963 Son of Harald Bluetooth and Tove of the Obotrites	(1 & 2) Gunhild of Wenden or Sigrid the Haughty Eight or more children	3 February 1014^[16] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
R	Earl Eric Haakonsson 1000–1015 (de facto)		964 Son of Haakon Sigurdsson and Gunhild Mieszcosdatter	Gytha Svendsdatter One son	1024 England
	Earl Sweyn Haakonsson^[17] 1000–1015 (de facto)		970 Son of Haakon Sigurdsson and Thora Skagesdatter	Holmfrid Eriksdatter Two daughters	1016 Russia

St. Olav dynasty

See main article: St. Olaf dynasty.

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I	Olav II Haraldsson^[18] ^[19] Saint Olav (Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae) 1015–1028		995 Ringerike Son of Harald Grenske and Åsta Gudbrandsdatter	Astrid Olofsdotter One daughter	29 July 1030 Stiklestad Aged 34–35

House of Gorm/Earl of Lade (restored, second time)

See main article: House of Gorm and Earls of Lade.

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D	Cnut the Great^[20] ^[21] 1028–1035 (de jure)		995 Son of Sweyn Forkbeard	(1) Ælfgifu of Northampton Two children (2) Emma of Normandy Two children	12 November 1035 Shaftesbury
R	Earl Haakon Ericsson^[22] ^[23] ^[24] 1028–1029 (de facto)		998 Son of Eric Haakonsson and Gytha Svendsdatter	Gunhild One daughter	1029 Pentland Firth
D	Sweyn Knutsson (with Ælfgifu)^[25] 1030–1035 (de facto)		1015 Son of Cnut and Ælfgifu of Northampton	Never married	1035

St. Olav dynasty (restored)

See main article: St. Olaf dynasty.

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I	Magnus I Olavsson^[26] ^[27] Magnus the Good 1035–1047		1024 Illegitimate son of Olaf II and Alfhild	Never married	25 October 1047 Zealand Aged 23
D

Hardrada dynasty

See main article: Hardrada dynasty.

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I	Harald III Sigurdsson^[28] ^[29] Harald Hardrada 1046–1066		1015 Son of Sigurd Syr and Åsta Gudbrandsdatter	(1) Elisiv of Kiev Two daughters (2) Tora Torbergsdatter (bigamously) Two sons	25 September 1066 Stamford Bridge, England Aged 50–51
	Magnus II Haraldsson^[30] 1066–1069		1049 Eldest son of Harald III and Tora Torbergsdatter	Never married	28 April 1069 Nidaros Aged 19–20
	Olav III Haraldsson Olaf Kyrre 1067–1093		1050 Youngest son of Harald III and Tora Torbergsdatter	Ingerid of Denmark No issue	22 September 1093 Haukbø, Rånrike (now Håkeby, Sweden) Aged 42–43
	Haakon (II) Magnusson^[31] Haakon Toresfostre 1093–1095		1069 Illegitimate son of Magnus II	Never married	1095 Dovrefjell Aged 25–26
	Magnus III Olavsson^[32] Magnus Barefoot 1093–1103		1073 Illegitimate son of Olav III and unknown	Margaret Fredkulla No issue	24 August 1103 Ulster Aged 29–30
	Olav (IV) Magnusson^[33] 1103–1115		1098 Illegitimate son of Magnus III and Sigrid Saxesdatter	Never married	22 December 1115 Nidaros Aged 16–17
	Eystein I Magnusson^[34] 1103–1123		1088 Illegitimate son of Magnus III	Ingebjørg Guttormsdatter Two children	29 August 1123 Hustad, Fræna Aged 34–35
	Sigurd I Magnusson^[35] Sigurd the Crusader 1103–1130		1089 Illegitimate son of Magnus III and Tora	(1) Bjaðmunjo Mýrjartaksdóttir No issue (2) Malmfred of Kiev One daughter (3) Cecilia No issue	26 March 1130 Oslo Aged 40–41
	Magnus IV Sigurdsson^[36] Magnus the Blind 1130–1135		1115 Illegitimate son of Sigurd I and Borghild Olavsdatter	Christina of Denmark 1133 No issue	12 November 1139 Holmengrå Aged 23–23

Gille dynasty

See main article: Gille dynasty.

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I	Harald IV Magnusson^[37] Harald Gille 1130–1136	–	1102 Ireland/Hebrides Alleged illegitimate son of Magnus III	Ingrid of Sweden 1134 One son	14 December 1136 Bergen Aged 32–33
	Sigurd II Haraldsson^[38] Sigurd Munn 1136–1155	–	1133 Illegitimate son of Harald IV and Thora Guttormsdatter	Never married	10 June 1155 Bergen Aged 21–22
	Inge I Haraldsson^[39] Inge the Hunchback 1136–1161	–	1135 Only son of Harald IV and Ingrid of Sweden	Never married	4 February 1161 Oslo Aged 25–26
	Eystein II Haraldsson^[40] 1142–1157	–	1125 Shetland/Orkney/Hebrides Illegitimate son of Harald IV and Biadoc	Ragna Nikolasdatter No issue	21 August 1157 Rånrike (now Bohuslän) Aged 31–32
	Magnus (V) Haraldsson^[41] ^[42] ^[43] 1142–1145	–	1135 Illegitimate son of Harald IV	Never married	1145 Norway
	Haakon II Sigurdsson^[44] Haakon the Broadshouldered 1157–1162	–	1147 Illegitimate son of Sigurd II and Thora	Never married	7 July 1162 Sekken, Romsdalen Aged 14–15

Hardrada dynasty (restored), cognatic branch

See main article: Hardrada dynasty.

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I	Magnus V Erlingsson^[45] 1161–1184	–	1156 Son of Erling Skakke and Kristin Sigurdsdatter	Estrid Bjørnsdotter (possible) Two daughters	15 June 1184 Fimreite Aged 27–28

Sverre dynasty

See main article: Sverre dynasty.

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I	Sverre Sigurdsson^[46] 1184–1202		1151 Bergen Alleged illegitimate son of Sigurd II and Gunnhild	Margaret of Sweden 1185	9 March 1202 Bergen Aged 50–51
	Haakon III Sverresson^[47] 1202–1204	–	Before 1185 Illegitimate son of Sverre	Never married	1 January 1204 Bergen
	Guttorm Sigurdsson^[48] 1204	–	1199 Illegitimate son of Sigurd Lavard	Never married	11 August 1204 Nidaros Aged 4–5

House of Godwin (Gille dynasty, cognatic branch)

See main article: House of Godwin.

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I	Inge II Bårdsson 1204–1217	–	1185 Rissa Son of Bård Guttormsson and Cecilia Sigurdsdatter	never married	23 April 1217 Nidaros Aged 31–32

Sverre dynasty (restored)

See main article: Sverre dynasty.

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I	Haakon IV Haakonsson 1217–1263		1204 Folkenborg Illegitimate son of Haakon III and Inga of Varteig	Margaret Skulesdatter 25 May 1225 Bergen Four children	16 December 1263 Kirkwall Aged 58–59
	Haakon (V) Haakonsson 1240–1257		10 November 1232 Bergen Second son of Haakon IV and Margaret Skulesdatter	Rikissa Birgersdotter 1251 Oslo One son	5 May 1257 Tønsberg Aged 24
	Magnus VI Haakonsson 1257–1280		1 May 1238 Tønsberg Third son of Haakon IV and Margaret Skulesdatter	Ingeborg of Denmark 11 September 1261 Bergen Four sons	9 May 1280 Bergen Aged 42
	Eric II Magnusson 1273–1299		1268 Bergen Third son of Magnus VI and Ingeborg of Denmark	(1) Margaret of Scotland September 1281 Bergen One daughter (2) Isabel Bruce bef. 25 September 1293 Bergen One daughter	15 July 1299 Bergen Aged 30–31
	Haakon V Magnusson 1299–1319		10 April 1270 Tønsberg Fourth son of Magnus VI and Ingeborg of Denmark	(1) Isabelle de Joigny 1295 No issue (2) Euphemia of Rügen 1299 One daughter	8 May 1319 Tunsberg Aged 49
R	Interregnum (8 May 1319 – August 1319)Ingeborg of Norway as regent

House of Bjelbo

See main article: House of Bjelbo.

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S	Magnus VII Eriksson August 1319 – 15 August 1343 (abdicated)		1316 Norway Only son of Eric, Duke of Södermanland and Ingeborg of Norway	Blanche of Namur 5 November 1335 Bohus Castle Two sons	1 December 1374 Lyngholmen Aged 58
	Haakon VI Magnusson 15 August 1343 – 11 September 1380		15 August 1340 Sweden Second son of Magnus VII and Blanche of Namur	Margaret of Denmark 9 April 1363 Church of Our Lady One son	11 September 1380 Akershus Castle Aged 40
I
D	Olav IV Haakonsson 11 September 1380 –23 August 1387		December 1370 Akershus Castle Only son of Haakon VI and Margaret I	never married	23 August 1387 Falsterbo Castle Aged 16
R	Interregnum (23 August 1387 – 2 February 1388)Margaret Estridsen as regent

House of Estridsen

See main article: House of Estridsen.

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DS	Margaret 2 February 1388 – 28 October 1412		c.  1353 Vordingborg Castle youngest daughter of Valdemar IV and Helvig of Schleswig	Haakon VI of Norway 9 April 1363 Church of Our Lady One son	28 October 1412 Ship on Flensburg Fjord Aged 58–59

House of Griffin

See main article: House of Griffin.

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I	Eric III 8 September 1389 – 4 June 1442 (deposed)		1381/82 Rügenwalde Castle Only son of Wartislaw VII, Duke of Pomerania and Mary of Mecklenburg-Schwerin	Philippa of England 26 October 1406 Lund Cathedral No issue	3 May 1459 Rügenwalde Castle Aged 76–78
DS
I

House of Palatinate-Neumarkt

See main article: House of Palatinate-Neumarkt.

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DS	Christopher 4 June 1442 – 5/6 January 1448		26 February 1416 Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz Fifth son of John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt and Catherine of Pomerania	Dorothea of Brandenburg 12 September 1445 Copenhagen No issue	5/6 January 1448 Kärnan Castile Aged 31
R	Interregnum (5/6 January 1448 – 20 November 1449) Sigurd Jonsson as regent

House of Bonde

See main article: House of Bonde.

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S	Charles I 20 November 1449 – 13 May 1450 (abdicated/deposed)		5 October 1409 Ekholmen Castle Only son of Knut Tordsson Bonde and Margareta Karlsdotter Sparre	(1) Birgitta Bielke before 1 March 1429 Two children (2) Katarina Gumsehuvud 5 October 1438 Stockholm Nine children (3) Christina Abrahamsdotter 1470 Stockholm Castle Two children	14 May 1470 Stockholm Castle Aged 60

House of Oldenburg

See main article: House of Oldenburg.

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DS	Christian I 13 May 1450 – 21 May 1481		February 1426 Oldenburg Eldest son of Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg and Hedvig of Holstein	Dorothea of Brandenburg 28 October 1449 Church of Our Lady Five children	21 May 1481 Copenhagen Castle Aged 55
R	Interregnum (21 May 1481 – 20 July 1483) Jon Svaleson Smør as regent
DS	John 20 July 1483 – 20 February 1513		2 February 1455 Aalborghus Castle Third son of Christian I and Dorothea of Brandenburg	Christina of Saxony 6 September 1478 Copenhagen Five children	20 February 1513 Aalborghus Castle Aged 58
	Christian II 22 July 1513 – 20 January 1523 (deposed)		1 July 1481 Nyborg Castle Second son of John and Christina of Saxony	Isabella of Austria 12 August 1515 Copenhagen Six children	25 January 1559 Kalundborg Castle Aged 77
D
R	Interregnum (20 January 1523 – 5 August 1524)
D	Frederick I 5 August 1524 – 10 April 1533		7 October 1471 Haderslevhus Castle Fourth son of Christian I and Dorothea of Brandenburg	(1) Anna of Brandenburg 10 April 1502 Stendal Two children (2) Sophie of Pomerania 9 October 1518 Kiel Castle Six children	10 April 1533 Gottorp Castle Aged 61
R	Interregnum (10 April 1533 – 1 April 1537) Olav Engelbrektsson as regent
D	Christian III 1 April 1537 – 1 January 1559		12 August 1503 Gottorp Castle Only son of Frederick I and Anna of Brandenburg	Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg 29 October 1525 Lauenburg Castle Five children	1 January 1559 Koldinghus Castle Aged 55
	Frederick II 1 January 1559 – 4 April 1588		1 July 1534 Haderslevhus Castle Eldest son of Christian III and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg	Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow 20 July 1572 Copenhagen Eight children	4 April 1588 Antvorskov Castle Aged 53
	Christian IV 4 April 1588 – 28 February 1648		12 April 1577 Frederiksborg Palace Eldest son of Frederick II and Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow	(1) Anne Catherine of Brandenburg 27 November 1597 Haderslevhus Castle Seven children (2) Kirsten Munk 31 December 1615 Copenhagen Twelve children	28 February 1648 Rosenborg Castle Aged 70
	Frederick III 6 July 1648 – 9 February 1670		18 March 1609 Haderslevhus Castle Third son of Christian IV and Anne Catherine of Brandenburg	Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1 October 1643 Glücksburg Castle Eight children	9 February 1670 Copenhagen Castle Aged 60
	Christian V 9 February 1670 – 25 August 1699		15 April 1646 Duborg Castle Eldest son of Frederick III and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg	Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel 25 June 1667 Nykøbing Castle Eight children	25 August 1699 Copenhagen Castle Aged 53
	Frederick IV 25 August 1699 – 12 October 1730		11 October 1671 Copenhagen Castle Eldest son of Christian V and Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel	(1) Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow 5 December 1695 Copenhagen Five children (2) Elisabeth Helene von Vieregg 6 September 1703 One son (3) Anne Sophie Reventlow 4 April 1721 Copenhagen Three children	12 October 1730 Odense Palace Aged 59
	Christian VI 12 October 1730 – 6 August 1746		30 November 1699 Copenhagen Castle Second son of Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow	Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach 7 August 1721 Pretzsch Castle Three children	6 August 1746 Hirschholm Palace Aged 46
	Frederick V 6 August 1746 – 14 January 1766		31 March 1723 Copenhagen Castle Only son of Christian VI and Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach	(1) Louise of Great Britain 11 December 1743 Altona Five children (2) Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 8 July 1752 Frederiksborg Palace One son	14 January 1766 Christiansborg Palace Aged 42
	Christian VII 14 January 1766 – 13 March 1808		29 January 1749 Christiansborg Palace Second son of Frederick V and Louise of Great Britain	Caroline Matilda of Great Britain 8 November 1766 Christiansborg Palace Two children	13 March 1808 Rendsburg Aged 59
	Frederick VI 13 March 1808 – 7 February 1814 (abdicated)		28 January 1768 Christiansborg Palace Only son of Christian VII and Caroline Matilda of Great Britain	Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel 31 July 1790 Gottorp Castle Eight children	3 December 1839 Amalienborg Palace Aged 71
R	Interregnum (7 February 1814 – 17 May 1814) Hereditary Prince Christian Frederick as regent
I	Christian Frederick 17 May 1814 – 14 August 1814 (abdicated)		18 September 1786 Christiansborg Palace Eldest son of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin	(1) Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 21 June 1806 Ludwigslust Castle Two sons (2) Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 22 May 1815 Augustenborg Palace No issue	20 January 1848 Amalienborg Palace Aged 61
R	Interregnum (14 August 1814 – 4 November 1814) Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz as Prime Minister

House of Holstein-Gottorp

See main article: House of Holstein-Gottorp (Swedish line).

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S	Charles II 4 November 1814 – 5 February 1818		7 October 1748 Stockholm Palace Second son of Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia	Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp 7 July 1774 Stockholm Cathedral Two children	5 February 1818 Stockholm Palace Aged 69

House of Bernadotte

See main article: House of Bernadotte.

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S	Charles III John 5 February 1818 – 8 March 1844		26 January 1763 Pau Son of Jean Henri Bernadotte and Jeanne de Saint Vincent;Adopted by Charles IIon 21 August 1810	Désirée Clary 17 August 1798 Sceaux One son	8 March 1844 Stockholm Palace Aged 81
	Oscar I 8 March 1844 – 8 July 1859		4 July 1799 Paris Only son of Charles III John and Désirée Clary	Josephine of Leuchtenberg 19 June 1823 Stockholm Cathedral Five children	8 July 1859 Stockholm Palace Aged 60
	Charles IV 8 July 1859 – 18 September 1872		3 May 1826 Stockholm Palace Eldest son of Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg	Louise of the Netherlands 19 June 1850 Stockholm Cathedral Two children	18 September 1872 Malmö Aged 46
	Oscar II 18 September 1872 – 7 June (deposed) or 26 October 1905 (abdicated)		21 January 1829 Stockholm Palace Third son of Oscar I and Josephine of Leuchtenberg	Sophia of Nassau 6 June 1857 Biebrich Palace Four children	8 December 1907 Stockholm Palace Aged 78
R	Dissolution of the Union (7 June 1905 – 26 October 1905) Interregnum (26 October 1905 – 18 November 1905) Christian Michelsen as Prime Minister

House of Glücksburg

See main article: House of Glücksburg. Carl of Denmark was approved in a referendum as King of Norway on 13 November 1905 and then elected by the Storting on 18 November 1905. He took the regnal name Haakon VII. With him the House of Oldenburg, in the form of its junior branch, resumed occupancy of the throne of Norway.

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I	Haakon VII 18 November 1905 – 21 September 1957		3 August 1872 Charlottenlund, Denmark Second son of Frederik VIII of Denmark and Louise of Sweden	Maud of Wales 22 July 1896 1 son	21 September 1957 Oslo
	Olav V 21 September 1957 – 17 January 1991		2 July 1903 Norfolk, England Only child of Haakon VII and Maud of Wales	Märtha of Sweden 21 March 1929 3 children	17 January 1991 Oslo
	Harald V 17 January 1991 – Present		21 February 1937 Asker Only son of Olav V and Princess Märtha of Sweden	Sonja Haraldsen 29 August 1968 2 children	Alive

See also

• Monarchy of Norway
• List of heads of government of Norway
• List of Norwegian monarchs' coats of arms
• List of Norwegian monarchs' mottos
• List of Norwegian consorts
• Coronations in Norway
• Line of succession to the Norwegian throne
• Kings of Norway family tree

References

Works cited

• Web site: List of Norwegian kings . 2008-06-16 . The Royal Court . no.

Further reading

• Book: Carlyle, Thomas . The Early Kings of Norway: Also an Essay on the Portraits of John Knox . Chapman and Hall . 1875 . 978-1-4068-4287-6 . 9883799M . 2008-06-15.

External links

• Official site of the Norwegian Royal House

Notes and References

1. Web site: The unification of Norway . 2024-05-07 . www.royalcourt.no . en.
2. Web site: Den norske kongerekken .
3. Web site: Krag, Claus . Eirik 1 Haraldsson Blodøks . 24 October 2012 . Norsk biografisk leksikon . no.
4. Web site: Krag, Claus . Harald 2 Eiriksson Gråfell . 24 October 2012 . Norsk biografisk leksikon . no.
5. Web site: Krag, Claus . Harald 1 Hårfagre . 24 October 2012 . Norsk biografisk leksikon . no.
6. Web site: Krag, Claus . Håkon 1 Adalsteinsfostre . 24 October 2012 . Norsk biografisk leksikon . no.
7. Web site: Harald 2 Gråfell . 24 October 2012 . Store norske leksikon . no.
8. Book: Krag, Claus . Vikingtid og rikssamling: 800–1130 . 1995 . 8-2032-2015-0 . Aschehougs norgeshistorie . 2 . 99–101 . no.
9. Web site: Sandnes, Jørn . Håkon Sigurdsson . 2 November 2012 . Norsk biografisk leksikon . no.
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