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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.
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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 ...
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The Norwegian monarchy traces its history and origin back to the unification and founding of Norway, as well as Norway's first king, Harald I of the Fairhair dynasty.With the introduction of the Norwegian Law of Succession in 1163, the legal framework established that only one monarch and one royal family was, through succession, allowed to rule.
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.
However royal.uk already lists Charles as King, with his wife Camilla officially listed as Queen Consort. The website’s home page has also been updated with a list of feature articles dedicated ...
The Royal Mausoleum contains two sarcophagi: in a white sarcophagus of marble rest King Haakon VII of Norway (1872–1957) and Queen Maud of Norway (1869–1938), née Princess Maud of Wales, [1] [2] and in a green sarcophagus rest King Olav V of Norway (1903–1991) and Crown Princess Märtha of Norway (1901–1954), née Princess of Sweden.