On This Day: Norwegian Royal Family


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CyrilVladisla said:
On this day, July 1, 1481 ~ Birth of King Christian II of Norway at Nyborg Castle in Denmark
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He was also king of Denmark ,Sweden and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein but his memory is tainted from the Stockholm Bloodbath in 1520 which led to his downfall and imprisonment.

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On this day, July 22, 1896 ~ The Wedding of Prince Carl of Denmark (the future King Haakon VII of Norway) and Princess Maud of Wales at the Private Chapel in Buckingham Palace
 
On this day, August 3, 1872 ~ Birth of Prince Carl of Denmark (King Haakon VII of Norway) at Charlottelund Palace near Copenhagen, Denmark
 
On this day, November 8, 1777 ~ Birth of Desiree Clary, Queen Desideria of Norway, wife of King Karl III Johan of Norway, in Marseille, France
 
On this day, November 20, 1938 ~ Demise of Queen Maud of Norway in London, England
 
On this day, December 8, 1521 ~ Demise of Christina of Saxony, Queen of Norway, Denmark and Sweden, wife of King Hans of Norway, Denmark and Sweden, in Odense, Denmark
 
On this day, February 3, 1014 ~ Demise of Sweyn Forkbeard, King of Norway, Denmark, and England, in Gainsborough, England
 
On this day, February 20, 1513 ~ Demise of King Hans of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden at Aalborghus Castle in Denmark
 
On this day, March 21, 1929 ~ The Wedding of Crown Prince Olav of Norway and Princess Martha of Sweden at Oslo Cathedral in Oslo, Norway
 
On this day, March 28, 1901 ~ Birth of Crown Princess Martha of Norway (Princess Martha of Sweden) in Stockholm, Sweden
 
CyrilVladisla said:
On this day, February 20, 1513 ~ Demise of King Hans of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden at Aalborghus Castle in Denmark
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The king was at first buried at the Franciscan Friary Church in Odense up until 1807 when it was demolished.
The remains of the king ans other royals buried there were moved to St. Canute's Cathedral in Odense.

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On this day, May 21, 1481 ~ Demise of King Christian I of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden at Copenhagen Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark

On this day, July 1, 1481 ~ Birth of King Christian II of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden at Nyborg Castle in Denmark

On this day, July 2, 1903 ~ Birth of King Olav V of Norway (Prince Alexander of Denmark) at Appleton House on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, England

On this day, July 9, 1511 ~ Birth of Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Norway and Denmark, wife of King Christian III of Norway and Denmark, at Lauenburg Castle, Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg
 
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On this day, July 22, 1896 ~ The Wedding of Princess Maud of Wales and Prince Carl of Denmark, later King Haakon VII of Norway, at the Private Chapel in Buckingham Palace in London, England
 
On this day, August 3, 1872 ~ Birth of Prince Christian Frederik Carl (King Haakon VII of Norway) at Charlottenlund Palace, near Copenhagen, Denmark
 
On this day, October 7, 1471 ~ Birth of King Frederik I of Norway and Denmark at Haderslevhus in Haderslev, Denmark
 
On this day, November 18, 1905 ~ The Norwegian Parliament elects Prince Charles (Carl) of Denmark to be the next King of Norway. Prince Charles takes the name Haakon VII.
 
CyrilVladisla said:
On this day, November 18, 1905 ~ The Norwegian Parliament elects Prince Charles (Carl) of Denmark to be the next King of Norway. Prince Charles takes the name Haakon VII.
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The Dissolution of the union between the kingdoms of Norway and Sweden had taken place during that summer,and one of King Oscar II's younger sons was initially invited to be elected as King!
 
On this day, November 20, 1938 ~ Demise of Queen Maud of Norway in London, England
 
King Olav V of Norway died on this day in 1991
 
On this day, February 2, 1455 ~ Birth of King Hans of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden at Aalborg Castle in Denmark

On this day, February 20, 1513 ~ Demise of King Hans of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden at Aalborghus Castle in Denmark
 
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On this day, March 24, 1628 ~ Birth of Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Luneburg, Queen of Norway and Denmark, spouse of King Frederik III of Norway and Denmark at Herzberg Castle in the Duchy of Brunswick-Lubeburg

On this day, March 28, 1901 ~ Birth of Crown Princess Martha of Norway at the Palace of the Hereditary Prince in Stockholm, Sweden
 
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On this day, May 3, 1826 ~ Birth of King Karl IV of Norway at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden
 
On this day, July 2, 1903 ~ Birth of Prince Alexander of Denmark (King Olav V of Norway) in London, England
 
On this day, November 26, 1869 ~ Birth of Princess Maud of Wales, Queen Maud of Norway, at Marlborough House in London, England
 
On this day, December 8, 1521 ~ Demise of Christina of Saxony, Queen Consort of King Hans of Norway, DFenmark, and Sweden, in Odense, Denmark

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On this day, February 9, 1670 ~ Demise of King Frederik III of Norway and Denmark in Copenhagen, Denmark
 
On this day, March 21, 1929 ~ The Wedding of Crown Prince Olav of Norway and Princess Martha of Sweden at Oslo Cathedral in Oslo, Norway
 
On this day, March 28, 1901 ~ Birth of Crown Princess Martha of Norway, born Princess Martha of Sweden in Stockholm, Sweden
 
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