HM King Haakon VII (Prince Carl of Denmark)

[Princess Robijn]

Hello, I have a question.. Considering the fact that HM King Haakon VII was born a Prince of Denmark, doesn't this mean that the current Royal Family of Norway is entitled to the title Prince(ss) of Denmark (like the Royal Family of Greece)

 

[LaMinka]

Hello, I have a question.. Considering the fact that HM King Haakon VII was born a Prince of Denmark, doesn't this mean that the current Royal Family of Norway is entitled to the title Prince(ss) of Denmark (like the Royal Family of Greece)

I don't think so. And then why are the royal family of Greece the title Prince(ss) of Denmark and not the Norwegian Royal family?

 

[Sean.~]

Hello, I have a question.. Considering the fact that HM King Haakon VII was born a Prince of Denmark, doesn't this mean that the current Royal Family of Norway is entitled to the title Prince(ss) of Denmark (like the Royal Family of Greece)

No. They are only allowed to be 'of Norway'.

 

[LaMinka]

No. They are only allowed to be 'of Norway'.

And may I ask why?

 

[pdas1201]

Hello, I have a question.. Considering the fact that HM King Haakon VII was born a Prince of Denmark, doesn't this mean that the current Royal Family of Norway is entitled to the title Prince(ss) of Denmark (like the Royal Family of Greece)

The 1953 Succession Act states in its very first line that the throne shall be inherited by the descendents of King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine. So, we go down the line, all the way to Princess Elizabeth (daughter of Prince Knud and granddaughter of Christian X). Although, Haakon VII was the brother of Christian X, he is not the descendent, therefore his descendents don't fall in the line of succession. The same with the British and Greek Royal Families. Greeks have kept 'Prince of Denmark' to their title, maybe because they are related closely to Christian X through his daughter Anne-Marie. I would like to point out that even though they keep the title they are not eligible to inherit the throne. The British and Norwegians know that they are not eligible for succession to the Danish throne, therefore they just dropped the 'worthless' title.

From Wikipedia, prior to 1953, various descendants of King Christian IX had succession rights in Denmark. The new Act of Succession (1953) terminated those rights but left the individuals involved in possession of their titles. This created a class of people with royal titles but no rights to the throne. As a distinction, those entitled to inherit the throne are called "Prins til Danmark" (Prince to Denmark) while those without succession rights are referred to as "Prins af Danmark" (Prince of Denmark).

 

[ysbel]

Thanks for answering that pda.

An odd question but why is the succession restricted to the descendants of Christian X? Frederik VIII had a lot of children, did they all waive away their rights to the Danish crown?

I admit the question is rather academic, they would be far removed from the crown by now but its a curious situation nonetheless.

 

[pdas1201]

Thanks for answering that pda.

An odd question but why is the succession restricted to the descendants of Christian X? Frederik VIII had a lot of children, did they all waive away their rights to the Danish crown?

I admit the question is rather academic, they would be far removed from the crown by now but its a curious situation nonetheless.

No, the children of Frederik VIII didn't waive the right to the throne. The 1953 Succession Act just chose Christian X, since his line are the correct (for lack of the right word) people to take the throne, for example, after Christian X, it was Frederik IX and then Margrethe II (all direct descendents of Christian X).

The 1953 Succession Act didn't choose Frederik VIII (I don't know why, but they didn't, maybe because he was long dead by then and so were his children, his grandchildren might have been heir to other thrones). The Succession Act merely choose a monarch and his descendents as having the right to the throne. When and if the descendents don't continue the line, then the succession act will be changed to take another monarch and his or her descendents as having the right to the throne.

As far as titles go, even those not in line to succession can have titles, as they are descendents of Christian IX and still 'part' of the Danish monarchy. They simply choose the title 'Prince or Princess of Denmark'. Its up to the individual to decide whether he/she wants use it. Some feel that if they are not eligible to the throne they shouldn't use the title (like Norwegian and British royal families), others like Greeks feel that since they have a connection to the Danish (even though not eligible to throne, as they are eligible for the Greek throne and have not been raised in Denmark, as the Succession Act states) they might as well use the title. Remember, its just a title, it doesn't suggest anything.

Its all very complicated, and pretty hard to explain. So forgive me, if you find it hard to understand.

 

[norwegianne]

I think it also has a lot to do with the fact that when Prince Carl ascended to the Norwegian throne - Norway was getting "rid" of another country's royal family, and wanted one that was just their own. - if I may over-simplify it. Carl took the name Haakon to show that he was part of Norway, and he left his Danish name and titles behind. I believe it has a lot to to with the national rising that was in Norway around then.

As far as I can read from the Norwegian constitution - it doesn't say anything about them not being allowed to have other titles than "of Norway," but it says that the King cannot ascend to other thrones without the approval of the parliament.

To take it one step further - it seems to me that even if the Norwegian royal family had kept "of Denmark" for Haakon and Olav... it would still have been lost in 1968 - when Harald married Sonja - a commoner.

 

[Sean.~]

And may I ask why?

It was agreed at the time that Haakon/Carl took the Norwegian throne that they would be of Norway.

 

[Princess Robijn]

thank you for explaining this to me

 

[zarat]

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1540467.ece

According to site aftenposten.no king Hakoon VII at the begining of his reign was going through institutional crisis and his wife queen MAud wasn't supporting him too much.....

 

[norwegianne]

Bomann-Larsen seems to hunt for scandals - even after it was disproved by other historians that the big scandal in his last book (King Olav not the son of King Haakon) was wrong.

It seems like a lot of what he's basing it on is hearsay - someone thinking that he didn't receive much support from Maud is not the same thing as it not happening.

 

[grandlordbenji16]

i think haakon and his son was the greatest king of norway

 

[victoria200122003]

can anyone introduce haakon's parents

 

[Dralcoffin]

Here's a clip from Youtube of King Haakon arriving in Norway after World War II.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnIgwaOheoY

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Princess Maud went on a family biking tour which included
her Danish relatives. During this biking tour her first cousin, Prince Carl (Charles) of Denmark, proposed to her. Princess Maud accepted.

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[An Ard Ri]

Funeral procession of King Haakon of Norway

King Haakon Laid To Rest (1957) - YouTube

 

[CyrilVladisla]

King Haakon VII visited England in 1951.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZJPSwpTPLg

 

[CyrilVladisla]

King Haakon visited Amsterdam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7esns6vrGE

 

[Blog Real]

Photo King Haakon VII of Norway in 1906.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Haakon_VII_1906_OB.F04662b.jpg

 

[Prinsara]

"Thank you for saying 'No!'" https://dms-cf-01.dimu.org/image/032yjyaTrcFq?dimension=max (Elverum, 1950)

That has to be one of the nicest welcoming signs anywhere.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

can anyone introduce haakon's parents

Haakon's father was King Frederik VIII of Denmark.
Haakon's mother was Queen Louise of Denmark. She was originally Princess Louise of Sweden, the daughter of King Charles XV of Sweden.

 

[JR76]

Haakon's father was King Frederik VIII of Denmark.

Haakon's mother was Queen Louise of Denmark. She was originally Princess Louise of Sweden, the daughter of King Charles XV of Sweden.

He was King Karl XV of Sweden and Norway. Queen Louise was delighted to see her son ascend the throne of her father.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

King Haakon VII inspecting boy scouts
http://www.maryevans.com/history/10141636

 

[Prinsara]

Kai Simonsen: he was a fellow officer cadet at the Naval Academy and Carl's friend, apparently. Born April 14, 1872, he was a few months older and the son of Niels Juel Simonsen, who was a chamber singer at the Royal Theater in Copenhagen.

He died from a gunshot in their dormitory on Oct 17, 1891, when Carl was the only one around. It was eventually ruled a suicide, but Prince Carl must have had a very bad period of time waiting to be cleared; not only with his friend dying probably before his eyes but waiting to see if he was going to be thrown out of the navy or charged with murder.

Obviously, he wasn't charged with anything and his life went on.

The cruelest rumors said that they'd been having an affair and Carl shot him. (I think it was far more likely to be an accident or indeed suicide. And it was probably absolutely horrible for a sensitive person like Carl who'd gone to sea to escape a tough childhood.) But it was also so successfully hushed up that we might not know about it except that it came up when his name was put forth to be king of Norway.

Nothing has covered this except for perhaps the upcoming Vintertronen series, but who knows when that's going to be done?

 

[CyrilVladisla]

King Haakon VII in his car circa 1924
http://www.maryevans.com/history/10413927

 

[Blog Real]

King Harald V even met his grandfather, King Haakon VII.
Has King Harald V ever spoken in interviews about King Haakon VII?

 

[Prinsara]

His grandfather outlived his mother, sadly.

Fictionally they are shown hanging out together in Kongens Nei.

Haakon was pretty much a friend to kids in general and he adored Harald and his sisters, especially when they alleviated some of his depression after being widowed. So while I don't know where Harald talks about him specifically, I'm sure he must have.

 

[ROYAL NORWAY]

Can't find any articles at the moment, but King Harald has talked about his grandfather several times, even describing him as a role model.

And as you can see in this video (link), there is a painting of King Haakon in King Harald's office at the palace. So King Haakon is still very much watching over his monarchy in a way.

 

[ROYAL NORWAY]

Since King Harald has had a lot of health issues in recent years, I have thought about the health of the two monarchs before him, so let's therefore write a bit about the health of one of them here, i.e. King Haakon VII:

Was generally healthy throughout his life and continued to walk fast until he was in his early 80s, although he did use a walking stick.
However, this changed fast in July 1955 when he had a fall and broke his femur at Bygdø Royal Farm. He was almost 83 at the time.
After that, he never managed to walk again and remained in a wheelchair for the rest of his life, which was said to have made him depressed.

King Haakon never appeared in public again, and CP Olav was regent until the King died at the age of 85 in September 1957.

(The above information in this post is taken from what I have read in various places, such as books and print newspapers, which are only available in the digital newspaper archives, which are not possible to copy links from. However, you can read about King Haakon's health in his English Wikipedia-article.)