Norwegian royal family
Norwegian Royalty House of Oldenburg (Glücksburg branch) |
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Haakon VII |
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Olav V |
Harald V |
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The Norwegian royal families are the families of either previous or present
In Norway there is a distinction between the Royal House (kongehuset) and the royal family (kongelige familie). The Royal House includes only the monarch and their spouse, the heir apparent and their spouse, and the heir apparent's eldest child. The royal family includes all of the sovereign's children and their spouses, grandchildren, and siblings.[2] The current royal family, and Royal House, maintains a high approval rating among the Norwegian people.[3][4]
History
The Norwegian monarchy traces its history and origin back to the
Norway, Sweden and Denmark had joint monarchs during the
Upon becoming independent in 1905, Norway decided through a
Through marriages and historical alliances, the Norwegian royal family is closely related to the Swedish and Danish royal families as well as being more distantly related to royal families of Greece and the United Kingdom.[6]
The current king Harald V descends from all of the four kings belonging to the House of Bernadotte (1818–1905) that preceded the House of Glücksburg on the throne and is the first Norwegian monarch to be a descendant of all previous Norwegian monarchs since 1818.
Members
Members of the Royal House are:
- King Harald V (The Monarch)(The Consort)
Queen Sonja- Crown Prince Haakon (The Crown Prince (The King's son and heir apparent))
Crown Princess Mette-Marit (The Crown Princess (The King's daughter-in-law))- Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (The King's granddaughter)
- Crown Prince Haakon (The Crown Prince (The King's son and heir apparent))
Members of the Royal Family (people who are in the royal bloodline or who have become a member of the family through marriage but are not in the Royal House) are:
- Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (The King's grandson)
- Marius Borg Høiby (The King's step-grandson)
- Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (The King's daughter)
- Maud Angelica Behn (The King's granddaughter)
- Leah Isadora Behn (The King's granddaughter)
- Emma Tallulah Behn (The King's granddaughter)
- Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (The King's sister)
Deceased members of the Royal Family are:
- Queen Maud (The King's grandmother; died in 1938)
- Crown Princess Märtha (The King's mother; died in 1954)
- King Haakon VII(The King's grandfather; died in 1957)
- King Olav V(The King's father; died in 1991)
- Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (The King's sister; died in 2012)
- Johan Ferner (The King's brother-in-law; died in 2015)
- Ari Behn (The King's former son-in-law, died in 2019)
- Erling Lorentzen (The King's brother-in-law, died in 2021)
Family tree of members
King Olav V | Crown Princess Märtha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The King* | The Queen* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ari Behn | Princess Märtha Louise | The Crown Prince* | The Crown Princess* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maud Angelica Behn | Leah Isadora Behn | Emma Tallulah Behn | Princess Ingrid Alexandra* | Prince Sverre Magnus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Notes
* Member of the Royal House
Royal coat of arms
The coat of arms of Norway is one of the oldest in Europe and serves both as the coat of arms of the nation and of the Royal House. This is in keeping with its origin as the coat of arms of the kings of Norway during the Middle Ages.[7]
In 1280 King Eirik Magnusson added the crown and silver axe to the lion.[7] The axe is the martyr axe of St. Olav, the weapon used to kill him in the battle of Stiklestad in 1030.
The specific rendering of the Norwegian arms has changed through the years, following changing heraldic fashions. In the late
The coat of arms of the royal house as well as the Royal Standard uses the lion design from 1905. The earliest preserved depiction of the Royal Standard is on the seal of Duchess Ingebjørg from 1318.[8] The rendering used as the official coat of arms of Norway is slightly different and was last approved by the king 20 May 1992.[9]
When used as the royal coat of arms the shield features the insignias of the
The royal coat of arms is not used frequently. Instead, the king's monogram is extensively used, for instance in military insignia and on coins.
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Arms of Norway
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Royal Coat of Arms of Norway
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Coat of Arms of the Crown Prince of Norway
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Royal Monogram of King Haakon VII of Norway
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Royal Monogram of Queen Maud of Norway
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Royal Monogram of King Olav V of Norway
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Royal Monogram of Princess Märtha of Norway
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Royal Monogram of King Harald V of Norway
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Royal Monogram of Queen Sonja of Norway
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Royal Monogram of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
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Royal Monogram of Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
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Royal Monogram of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
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Royal Monogram of Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway
See also
- Kings of Norway family tree
- Succession to the Norwegian throne
- List of Norwegian monarchs
- Monarchy of Norway
References
- ^ "History". www.royalcourt.no. Norwegian Royal Court. Archived from the original on 2014-10-25.
- ^ "The Royal Family". www.royalcourt.no. Norwegian Royal Court. Archived from the original on 2014-10-25.
- ^ Central, Guest PostsRoyal (2014-06-26). "How popular are Europe's Monarchies?". Royal Central. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ "Royal romance raised a ruckus". www.newsinenglish.no. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ "Rikssamling". www.kongehuset.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ^ "The Family tree". www.royalcourt.no. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
- ^ a b c d A web page featuring the history of the coat of arms of Norway Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21 November 2006
- ^ An article from the Norwegian National Archives depicting the seal of Duchess Ingebjørg Archived 2006-02-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian) Retrieved 5 November 2007
- ^ Web page on rules for the use of the coat of arms (Norwegian) Archived 2013-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 21 November 2006
External links
- The Royal Family and the Royal House of Norway - Official Site of the Norwegian Royal Family (in English)
- The Royal House of Norway - Official Site of the Royal House of Norway (Entire Site in English)