HM Queen Maud of Norway

The first queen consort of Norway following the dissolution of the union with Sweden
Youngest daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom


Date & place of birth November 26, 1869 Marlborough House, London
Born as HRH Princess Maud of Wales
Names Maud Charlotte MAry Victoria

Father King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (then Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales)
Mother Princess Alexandra of Denmark (Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom





Royal house Saxe-Coburg and Gotha later Windsor (born) Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg (marriage)
Queen consort November 18, 1905-November 20, 1938
Crowned June 22, 1906 Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim
Tenure 32 years 1 days
Predecessor Princess Sophie of Nassau
Successor Sonja Haraldsen





Siblings (5)
Fifth of six children (3 brothers, 2 sisters)
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avon
Prince George, Prince of Wales (King George V of the United Kingdom)
Princess Louise, Princess Royal (Duchess of Fife)
Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom
Prince Alexander John of the United Kingdom





Married July 22, 1896 Private chapel, Buckingham Palace, London
Spouse King Haakon VII of Norway (then Prince Carl of Denmark)





Issue
(1 son)
Crown Prince Olav of Norway (King Olav V of Norway)





Grandchildren (3)
(1 grandson, 2 granddaughers)
Princess Ragnhild of Norway
Princess Astrid of Norway
Prince Harald of Norway (King Harald V of Norway)





Died November 20, 1938 London (age 68)
Place of burial Akershus Castle, Oslo





Titles
HRH Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony
HRH Princess Carl of Denmark, Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony
HM Queen of Norway, Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony
HM Queen of Norway, Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (from July 17, 1917)





Paternal grandparents
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Prince consort)
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Paternal great-grandparents
Duke Ernest I of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn*
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Maud is a great-great-granddaughter of King George III of Great Britain*





Maternal grandparents
King Christian IX of Denmark
Princess Luise of Hesse-Kassel (Queen Louise of Denmark)

Maternal great-grandparents
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg
Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
Prince Wilhelm of Hesse-Kassel
Princess Charlotte of Denmark