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Maud of Wales (Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria; 26 November 1869 – 20 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 known as Princess Maud of Wales before her marriage, as her father was the Prince of Wales at the time.
English: Maud, Queen of Norway (nee Princess Maud of Wales) Date: 1907: ... Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. Date/Time Thumbnail
King Haakon VII and Queen Maud of Norway in 1906. Theirs was the last Norwegian coronation, to date. Theirs was the last Norwegian coronation, to date. The Swedish union was abolished in 1905, at which time Norway elected Prince Carl of Denmark, who took the name Haakon VII , as its new king.
Jørgen Gomnæs/the Royal Court/Getty Images. The current heads of the Norwegian royal family are King Harald and his wife, Queen Sonja.Similar to the U.K., Norway is considered a ...
Upon becoming independent in 1905, Norway decided through a referendum to remain as a monarchy, with its first monarch being the Danish-born King Haakon VII, whose family consisted of the British Princess Maud and their son Olav. It is King Haakon's descendants that today make up the current royal family of Norway.
Queen Maud did not care for representational duties. However, such duties were numerous because she was the only female member of the new royal family. Furthermore, the queen made frequent visits to her native Britain, which prevented her from fulfilling representational duties in Norway. Consequently, she was given much support by Rustad.
The death certificate lists the Queen’s full name – Elizabeth Alexander Mary Windsor – occupation, “Her Majesty the Queen”, date of birth, April 21 1926, and her marital status as widowed.
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