Haakon VII (redirected from Haakon VII of Norway)

Haakon VII, 1872–1957, king of Norway (1905–57). Formerly Prince Charles, second son of King Frederick VIII of Denmark, he was elected by the Storting to the throne on the separation of Norway from Sweden in 1905 and took the name Haakon. He married Princess Maud, the daughter of Edward VII of England. During the German occupation of Norway (1940–45) in World War II, Haakon headed a government in exile at London. He was succeeded by his son, Olaf V.

Bibliography

See M. A. Michael, Haakon, King of Norway (1958).

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Haakon VII

 orig. Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel

(born Aug. 3, 1872, Charlottenlund, Den.—died Sept. 21, 1957, Oslo, Nor.) King of Norway (1905–57). Born prince Carl of Denmark, he was offered the Norwegian crown after the restoration of the country's independence in 1905. He accepted only after receiving approval by a plebiscite, and he took the Old Norse name of Haakon. In World War II he fled to England after the German invasion of Norway (1940), and his refusal to abdicate inspired Norwegians to resist the German occupation.

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Haakon VII

1872--1957, king of Norway (1905--57). During the Nazi occupation of Norway (1940--45) he led Norwegian resistance from England