HM King Olav V of Norway

Date & place of birth July 2, 1904 Sandringham House, near King's Lynn, Norfolk
Born as HRH Prince Alexander of Denmark
Names Alexander Edward Christian Frederik

Father King Haakon VII of Norway (then Prince Carl of Denmark)
Mother Princess Maud of Wales (Queen Maud of Norway)





Royal house Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg
Heir apparent Crown Prince of Norway November 18, 1905-September 21, 1957
Reign September 21, 1957-January 17, 1991
Crowned June 22, 1958 Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim
Tenure 32 years 118 days
Predecessor King Haakon VII of Norway (father)
Successor King Harald V of Norway(son)





Siblings
Only child





Married March 21, 1929, Church of Our Saviour, Oslo
Spouse Princess Martha of Sweden





Issue (3)
(1 son, 2 daughters)
Princess Ragnhild of Norway (Mrs. Lorentzen)
Princess Astrid of Norway (Mrs Ferner)
Crown Prince Harald of Norway (King Harald V of Norway)





Grandchildren (8)
(3 grandsons, 5 granddaughters)
Haakon Lorentzen
Ingeborg Lorentzen
Catherine Lorentzen
Benedikte Ferner
Alexander Ferner
Ragnhild Lorentzen
Princess Martha Louise of Norway
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway





Died January 17, 1991 Royal Palace, Oslo (age 87)
Place of burial Akershus Castle, Oslo





Titles
HRH Prince Alexander of Denmark
HRH Crown Prince Olav of Norway
HM King of Norway





Paternal grandparents
King Frederik VIII of Denmark
Princess Lovisa of Sweden (Queen Louise of Denmark)

Paternal great-grandparents
King Christian IX of Denmark
Princess Luise of Hesse-Kassel (Queen Louise of Denmark)
King Carl XV of Sweden and Norway
Princess Louise of the Netherlands (Queen Lovisa of Sweden)





Maternal grandparents
King Edward VII of Denmark
Princess Alexandra of Denmark (Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom)

Maternal great-grandparents
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
King Christian IX of Denmark
Princess Luise of Hesse-Kassel (Queen Louise of Denmark)