Haakon VII (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhôːkʊn]; 3 August 1872 – 21 September 1957) was King of Norway from 18 November 1905 until his death in 1957. The...
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Haakon VII (1872–1957) was King of Norway from 1905 to 1957. Haakon VII or King Haakon VII or variation, may also refer to: HNoMS King Haakon VII, a Royal...
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paternal great-grandfather, Haakon VII, his maternal uncle Haakon Haraldsen, and Magnus for the Norwegian saint and martyr. When Haakon was 17, his grandfather...
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Haakon VII may refer to the following Royal Norwegian Navy ships: HNoMS King Haakon VII, an escort ship in service from 1942 to 1951 HNoMS Haakon VII (A537)...
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King Haakon VII's Freedom Cross (Norwegian: Haakon VIIs Frihetskors) was established in Norway on 18 May 1945. The medal is awarded to Norwegian or foreign...
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Beerenberg (redirect from Haakon VII toppen)
wide, with numerous peaks along its rim including the highest summit, Haakon VII Toppen, on its western side. Its name is Dutch for "Bear Mountain", and...
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strengthen the king's power. In 1319, Haakon was succeeded by his daughter's son, Magnus VII, who was an infant. Haakon's daughter Ingeborg was recognized...
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Sophia of Greece, and Empress Alexandra of Russia were his nieces; King Haakon VII of Norway was both his nephew and his son-in-law; kings Frederick VIII...
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Terre Haakon VII) after the then King of Norway, Haakon VII, by Gunnar Isachsen, who mapped the area in the first decade of the 20th century. Haakon VII Land...
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King Haakon VII Sea (Norwegian: Kong Håkon VII Hav) is a proposed name for part of the Southern Ocean on the coast of East Antarctica. The International...
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(1204–1263), the Old Haakon V of Norway (1270–1319), Haakon V Magnusson Haakon VI of Norway (c. 1340–1380), as Håkan also King of Sweden Haakon VII of Norway (1872–1957)...
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Haakon V Magnusson Haakon VI of Norway (1340–1380), known as Haakon VI Magnusson Haakon VII of Norway (1872–1957), born Prince Carl of Denmark Haakon...
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King Haakon VII's Medal of Liberty (Norwegian: Haakon VIIs Frihetsmedalje) was established on 18 May 1945. The medal is awarded to Norwegian or foreign...
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Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal is a Norwegian military award, which was instituted by King Haakon VII of Norway on 27 October 1942. It was awarded in...
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Maud of Wales (category Children of Edward VII)
November 1938) was Queen of Norway as the wife of King Haakon VII. The youngest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, she was...
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HNoMS King Haakon VII was a Royal Norwegian Navy escort ship during World War II, named after King Haakon VII of Norway. She was given to the RNoN by the...
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63°26′28″N 10°27′18″E / 63.441°N 10.455°E / 63.441; 10.455 Haakon VII's gate is a street in the Norwegian city of Trondheim. Running mostly through...
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Order of Haakon VII (Norwegian: Kong Haakon VIIs Husorden) is an honour that was bestowed on members of the Norwegian royal family by King Haakon VII. Princess...
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Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991. Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Norwegian...
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to the Norwegian throne of Prince Carl of Denmark, taking the name of Haakon VII. Norwegian nationalistic aspirations in 1814 were frustrated by Sweden's...
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The King Haakon VII 1905–1955 Jubilee Medal (Norwegian: Kong Haakon VIIs jubileumsmedalje 1905–1955), also known as the King's Jubilee Medal (Norwegian:...
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The King Haakon VII Commemorative Medal of October 1, 1957 (Norwegian: Kong Haakon VIIs minnemedalje 1. oktober 1957) is a Norwegian award created to commemorate...
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The King Haakon VII 1905–1930 Jubilee Medal (Norwegian: Kong Haakon VIIs jubileumsmedalje 1905–1930), also known as the King's Jubilee Medal (Norwegian:...
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Below is a complete list of state visits made and received by Haakon VII of Norway during his reign from 1905 to 1957. Note that the number of state visits...
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the election of Prince Carl of Denmark as King of Norway (regnal name Haakon VII) during the dissolution of the Swedish-Norwegian union in 1905. The Norwegian...
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and his sister Maud. Maud would later marry her cousin, the future King Haakon VII of Norway, in 1896. A son of Christian and brother of Alexandra, Prince...
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and Balliol College, Oxford. Following the death of his grandfather Haakon VII in 1957, Harald became crown prince as his father became king. Harald...
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on the area. King Haakon VII Vidde was the name given to the entire plateau surrounding the South Pole in honour of King Haakon VII of Norway, now denoted...
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which had previously been absorbed by Stanley County. It is named for Haakon VII, who became king of Norway in 1905. It is the only county in South Dakota...
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Kong Haakons Halvøy is a 12 kilometer long peninsula and mountain ridge in Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The ridge forms a peninsula in the...
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