Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The list of Norwegian monarchs (Norwegian: kongerekken or kongerekka) begins in 872: the traditional dating of the Battle of Hafrsfjord, after which victorious King Harald Fairhair merged several petty kingdoms into that of his father. Named after the homonymous geographical region, Harald's realm was later to be known as the Kingdom of Norway. [1]
These are the approximate categories which present monarchies fall into: [citation needed]. Commonwealth realms.King Charles III is the monarch of fifteen Commonwealth realms (Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the United ...
The last medieval coronation in Norway took place 29 July 1514. During the age of absolute monarchy (1660–1814), Norway's kings were crowned in Copenhagen, using the Throne Chair. Today the king still goes through a ceremony similar to the acclamation when he takes the oath of allegiance to the Constitution in the Storting.
Language links are at the top of the page across from the title.
Kingdom of Norway [26] King Sultanate of Oman [27] Sultan: Agnatic primogeniture Independent State of Papua New Guinea [28] King: Absolute primogeniture Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis [29] King Saint Lucia [30] King Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [31] King Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [32] King: Agnatic seniority Solomon Islands [33] King
These monarchs reign as head of state in their respective sovereign states. Monarchs reigning over a constituent division, cultural or traditional polity are listed under constituent monarchs. For a list of former ruling families or abolished thrones, see: former ruling families.
Norway: Haakon: Crown Prince of Norway 20 July 1973 (age 51) 17 January 1991 Only son of King Harald V Oman: Theyazin: Sayyid, Crown Prince of Oman 21 August 1990 (age 34) 12 January 2021 Elder son of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Saudi Arabia: Mohammed: Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister 31 August 1985 (age 39)
Norway and Denmark continued to share a monarchy from 1536 to 1814. Norway was then united under a common monarchy with Sweden from 1814 to 1905. From 1490 to c. 1740 Hungary and Bohemia (part of the Holy Roman Empire) shared a monarchy. These kingdoms shared a monarch from the Habsburgs who were