- Olav V of Norway V of Norway
Olav V (July 2, 1903 - January 17, 1991) was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death.
- Harald V of Norway V of Norway
Harald V, K.G. (born February 21, 1937) is the King of Norway. He succeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olav V on January 17, 1991. The son of the then Crown Prince Olav and of Princess Märtha of Sweden, Harald was born at the Crown Prince Residence at Skaugum, Asker, near Oslo. Harald became the first Norwegian-born prince since the birth of Olav IV in 1370. Harald V is the formal head of the Church of Norway and the Norwegian Armed Forces.
- Prince Sverre Magnus Of Norway
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway is the second child of Haakon Magnus, Crown Prince of Norway and his wife Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway. Prince Sverre Magnus is a grandchild of King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway. He has one older half-brother, Marius and an older sister, Princess Ingrid Alexandra. He is third in the line of succession to the Norwegian Throne, after his father and his older sister. As descendants of Edward VII of the United Kingdom, …
- Princess Märtha Louise Of Norway
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway is the only daughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. She is fourth in the line of succession to the Norwegian throne, after her brother Crown Prince Haakon and his daughter Princess Ingrid Alexandra (Märtha's niece) and his son Prince Sverre Magnus (Märtha's nephew). She is also currently 65th in the line of succession to the Throne of each of the Commonwealth Realms, as a great-great-granddaughter of King Edward VII.
- Queen Sonja Of Norway
Queen Sonja of Norway is the queen consort of Norway, wife of King Harald V of Norway. She is styled "HM The Queen". A commoner, the daughter of Karl August Haraldsen and his wife, née Dagny Ulrichsen, she became engaged to then Crown Prince Harald in March 1968. They had been dating for nine years, although this had been kept secret because of opposition to her non-royal status.
- Olaf II of Norway II of Norway
Olaf II Haraldsson, king from 1015-1028, (known during his lifetime as the Stout ("Olav Digre") and after his canonization as Saint Olaf), was born in the year in which Olaf Tryggvason came to Norway. His mother was Åsta Gudbrandsdatter, and his father was Harald Grenske, great-grandchild of Harald I Fairhair. In modern day Norway he is known as Olav den Hellige or Olaf the Holy as a result of his sainthood.
- Eystein I of Norway I of Norway
Eystein I (Norwegian: "Øystein") was king of Norway from 1103 to 1123. Eystein became king together with his brothers Sigurd and Olaf when his father Magnus Barefoot died in 1103. Olaf died in 1115 at a young age, leaving Eystein and Sigurd as co-rulers until Eystein's death in 1123, when Sigurd became the sole ruler of Norway. While Sigurd was on crusade from 1107 to 1101, Eystein served as regent for the whole country.
- Haakon, Crown Prince Of Norway
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (born "Haakon Magnus" on July 20, 1973 in Oslo) is the heir apparent to the throne of Norway. On birth he was named Prince Haakon Magnus but it was stressed in the announcement that he would go by the name Haakon. He became Crown Prince Haakon when his father ascended to the crown as Harald V in 1991. If Prince Haakon becomes king as expected, he will be known as "King Haakon VIII of Norway".
- Princess Ingrid Alexandra Of Norway
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway was born January 21, 2004 at 9:13am in Rikshospitalet University Hospital in Oslo. She weighed 3686 grams (8.13 lb) and was 51 centimetres (20 inches) long. She is the first child born to Crown Prince Haakon and second to wife Crown Princess Mette-Marit, formerly Mette-Marit Tjessem-Høiby. Princess Ingrid is a granddaughter of King Harald V and queen Sonja of Norway.
- Sverre Of Norway
Sverre Sigurdsson (c. 1145/1151 - 9 March 1202) was king of Norway from 1184 to 1202. He married Margareta Eriksdotter, the daughter of the Swedish king Eric the Saint, by whom he had the daughter Kristina Sverresdotter. Many consider him one of the most important rulers in Norwegian history. He assumed power as the leader of the rebel group, the Birkebeiners, during their struggle against King Magnus Erlingsson. After Magnus fell at the Battle of Fimreite in 1184, …
- Sigurd I of Norway I of Norway
Sigurd I Magnusson, also known (in Norwegian) as Sigurd Jorsalfare (Old Norse "Sigurðr Jórsalafari", translation: "Sigurd the Crusader", literal translation: "Sigurd, the Jerusalem-farer") was king of Norway from 1103 to 1130. He initially shared the throne with his brothers Øystein and Olav, but ruled alone from 1123. In 1098 Sigurd accompanied his father, King Magnus III, on his expedition to the Orkney Islands, …
- Olav IV of Norway IV of Norway
Olav IV Haakonsson was king of Denmark as Oluf III (1376–1387) and king of Norway as Olav IV (1380–1387). He also had designs on the throne of Sweden (in opposition to Albert of Mecklenburg) from 1385 until 1387. Olav was son of Haakon VI of Norway and Margaret of Denmark. Haakon was son of King Magnus II of Sweden and Norway, and Margaret daughter of King Valdemar Atterdag of Denmark.
- Magnus III of Norway III of Norway
Magnus Barefoot son of Olaf Kyrre, was king of Norway from 1093 until 1103 and King of the Isle of Man from 1099 until 1102. His nickname "barfot" or "berrføtt" means "barefoot" or "bareleg" and is commonly understood to come from his habit of wearing Gaelic-style clothing, leaving lower legs bare - this Scottish style is a precursor of later kilts. According to another theory, he got the nickname because he was in the habit of walking barefoot, …
- Mette-Marit, Crown Princess Of Norway
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, is the wife of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway.
- Magnus I of Norway I of Norway
Magnus I (1024 - October 25 1047) was the King of Norway from 1035 to 1047 and the King of Denmark from 1042 to 1047. He was the illegitimate son of Olaf the Stout, also known as Saint Olaf by his concubine Alvhild. He is knowly by the cognomon, the Good or the Noble. In the period from 1028 to 1035, he was forced to leave Norway, yet, after the death of Knut the Great, he was called back by the noblemen, tired of living under Danish rule, …
- Harald IV of Norway IV of Norway
Harald Gille, king of Norway, was born in Ireland. His byname Gille is probably from "Gilla Críst", i.e. servant of Christ. Around 1127, he went to Norway and declared he was a son of King Magnus Barefoot, who had visited Ireland just before his death in 1103, and consequently a half-brother of the reigning king, Sigurd. He appears to have submitted successfully to the ordeal by fire, …
- Inge I of Norway I of Norway
Inge Haraldsson, old Norse Ingi Haraldsson was king of Norway from 1136 to 1161. Inge’s reign fell within the start of the period known in Norwegian history as the civil war era. He was never the sole ruler of the country. He is often known as "Inge the Hunchback" ("Inge Krokrygg"), because of his physical disability. However, this epithet does not appear in medieval sources.
- Olaf I of Norway I of Norway
Olaf Tryggvason, was King of Norway from 995 to 1000. He was the son of Tryggve Olafsson, king of Viken, (Vingulmark and Ranrike), and the great-grandson of Harald Fairhair, first King of Norway. Olaf played an important part in the conversion of the Vikings to Christianity. He is said to have built the first church in Norway (in 995) and to have founded the city of Trondheim (in 997).
- Princess Ragnhild Of Norway
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen is the sister of His Majesty King Harald V of Norway and the eldest daughter of His Majesty King Olav V of Norway and his wife, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Märtha of Norway, born Princess of Sweden. Princess Ragnhild married Erling S. Lorentzen, a commoner, on 15 May 1953, after which the princess is titled "Her Highness Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen".
- Princess Astrid Of Norway
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner is the second daughter of King Olav V of Norway (1903-1991) and his wife, Princess Märtha of Sweden (1901-1954). From her mother's death in April 1954 until her brother's marriage in August 1968, Princess Astrid was the First Lady of Norway, working side-by-side with her father the King on all representation duties, including state visits. The princess married divorced commoner Johan Martin Ferner (b. July 22, 1927), a department store owner, …
- Haakon Magnusson Of Norway
Haakon Magnusson was king of Norway from 1093 until 1094. He was the grandson of King Harald Håråde, son of King Magnus and brother of King Olav Kyrre. He was raised by chief Tore på Steig of Gudbrandsdalen. After the death of Olav Kyrre he was hailed as King of Norway in Trondheim, while his cousin, Magnus Berrføtt, was hailed in Viken. He soon came into conflict with King Magnus and war seemed inevitable, when he suddenly died during a trip over Dovrefjell in 1094.
- Ingeborg Of Norway
Ingeborg of Norway, a.k.a Duchess Ingeborg and "Ingeborg Håkansdotter" was a Scandinavian royal duchess and sometime regent of Norway (1319-1321) and Sweden (1319-1326). She was born as the only legitimate daughter of king Haakon V of Norway from his marriage with Euphemia of Rügen. As a child, she was betrothed to Eric, Duke of Södermanland, a younger brother of king Birger of Sweden.
- Magnus V of Norway V of Norway
Magnus Erlingsson was a king of Norway, probably born in Etne in Hordaland. He was son of Erling Skakke and Kristin Sigurdsdatter, daughter of king Sigurd Jorsalfare. He was named king in 1161, and was the first Norwegian king to be crowned. His father Erling took the title of earl and held the real power while Magnus was a minor. Magnus' reign saw the arrival in Norway of Sverre Sigurdsson, who claimed the throne for himself.
- Sigurd II of Norway II of Norway
Sigurd Haraldsson or Sigurd Munn (old Norse Sigurðr Haraldsson (1133-1155) was king of Norway from 1136 to 1155. He was son of Harald Gille, king of Norway and his mistress Tora Guttormsdotter ("Þóra Guthormsdóttir"). He ruled as co-ruler with his brothers, Inge Haraldsson and Eystein Haraldsson. He was killed in the power-struggle against his brother, Inge, in an early stage of the civil war era in Norway.
- Harald I of Norway I of Norway
Harald Fairhair or Harald Finehair was the first king (872 - 930) of Norway. Little is known of the historical Harald. The only contemporary sources mentioning him are the two skaldic poems "Haraldskvæði" and "Glymdrápa", by Þorbjörn hornklofi. The first poem describes life at Harald's court, mentions that he took a Danish wife, and that he won a victory at Hafrsfjord. The second relates a series of battles Harald has won.
- Haakon I of Norway I of Norway
Haakon I, surnamed the Good, was the third king of Norway and the youngest son of Harald Fairhair. Haakon was fostered by King Athelstan of England, as part of a peace agreement made by his father. The English king brought him up in the Christian religion, and on the news of his father’s death provided him with ships and men for an expedition against his half-brother Eirik Bloodaxe, who had been proclaimed king.
- Eric I of Norway
Eric Bloodaxe (Old Norse:Eir
- Harald III of Norway III of Norway
Harald III Sigurdsson was the king of Norway from 1047 until 1066. He was also the King of Denmark until 1062. Many details of his life were chronicled in the "Heimskringla". Among English-speakers, he is generally known as "Harald Hardrada" and remembered for his invasion of England in 1066. The death of Hardrada is often recorded as the end of the Viking era.
- Haakon VII of Norway
Haakon VII, (Prince Carl of Denmark, born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel, was the first king of Norway after the 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 resistance of the attack and five-year-long Nazi occupation during World War II.
- Inge II of Norway II of Norway
Inge Baardson, was king of Norway from 1204 to 1217. His reign was within the later stages of the period known in Norwegian history as the age of civil wars. Inge was the king of the birkebeiner faction. The conclusion of the settlement of Kvitsøy with the bagler faction in 1208 led to peace for the last nine years of Inge’s reigns, at the price of Inge and the birkebeiner recognising bagler rule over "Viken" (the Oslofjord-area).
- Princess Louise Of Denmark And Norway
Louise, Princess of Denmark and Norway (January 30, 1750 - January 12, 1831) was the daughter of King Frederik V and Princess Louise, daughter of King George II and Caroline of Ansbach. Her paternal grandparents where King Christian VI and Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. She married Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel on August 30, 1766 at Christianborg Slot, Copenhagen. They had 6 children together: # Marie Sophie, …
- Margaret, Maid Of Norway
Margaret (early 1283-September/October 1290), usually known as the Maid of Norway (literally "The Virgin of Norway"), sometimes known as Margaret of Scotland ("Margrete av Skottland"), was a Norwegian-Scottish princess who is widely considered to have been Queen of Scots from 1286 until her death, although this is disputed (see below).
- Haakon VI of Norway VI of Norway
Haakon VI Magnusson (appr. 1340-1380), was King of Norway 1343-80 and co-king of Sweden 1362-64. He was the younger son of King Magnus Eriksson of Sweden and Norway and Blanche of Namur. In 1343 he succeeded his father to the Norwegian throne, who would still rule during his minority, until 1355 when he reached majority as sovereign of Norway.
- Eric II of Norway II of Norway
Eirik Magnusson (1268 - 1299) was the king of Norway from 1280 until 1299. He was the eldest surviving son of king Magnus the Lawmender of Norway, and his wife Ingeborg Eriksdatter, daughter of king Eric IV of Denmark. Through his mother (who was daughter of Jutta of Saxony, herself a descendant of Ulvhild of Norway, duchess of Saxony), Eric descended from king St Olav, Olav II of Norway, …
- Olaf III of Norway III of Norway
Olaf III of Norway (c. 1050-Håkeby, 1093), also known as Olaf Haraldsson and Olav Kyrre (the peaceful or silent), was king of Norway from 1067 until his death in 1093. During his reign the nation experienced a rare extended period of peace. A son of King Harald Hardråde and Tora Torbergsdatter, Olaf took part in Viking invasion of England in 1066 and may have fought in the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
- Magnus VI of Norway VI of Norway
Magnus Lagabøte or Magnus Håkonsson, was king of Norway from 1263 until 1280.
- Haakon IV of Norway IV of Norway
Haakon Haakonsson, also called Haakon the Old, was king of Norway from 1217 to 1263. Under his rule, medieval Norway reached its peak.
- Frederick, Hereditary Prince Of Denmark A Norway
Frederick, was a Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway. He was the surviving son of the second marriage of King Frederick V of Denmark with Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. He is said to have been physically disabled. Married Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, in Copenhagen, October 21, 1774. She was the Princess and Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. His half-brother King Christian VII of Denmark having gone insane, …
- Haakon II of Norway II of Norway
Haakon II Sigurdsson, king of Norway from 1157 until 1162. An illegitimate son of Sigurd Munn, he succeeded his uncle Øystein II, and was killed by Erling Skakke at Sekken in Romsdalen on July 7 1162. The Civil war era in Norway was period of Norwegian history lasting from 1130 to 1217. During this period there were several interlocked conflicts of varying scale and intensity. The background for these conflicts were the unclear Norwegian succession laws, …
- Olaf Magnusson Of Norway
Olaf Magnusson was king of Norway 1103-1115. He was the son of King Magnus Barefoot. Olaf became king together with his brothers Sigurd Jorsalfar and Øystein Magnusson when his father Magnus Barefoot died in 1103. Since he was still very young, his older brothers acted as regents for his part of the kingdom. In 1115, Olaf fell ill and died 22 December. He was succeeded by his co-ruler brothers. His historical insignificance is shown by the fact that later historians, …