Tuesday, 15 January 2013

HRH Crown Princess Martha of Norway



Royal House
Bernadotte (family)
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg (marriage)

Date & place of birth
28 March 1901 Royal Palace, Stockholm

Born as
HRH Princess of Sweden
Martha Sofia Lovisa Dagmar Thyra

Parents
Prince Carl of Sweden, Duke of Vastergotland
Princess Ingrid of Denmark

Siblings
Second of four children (one brother two sisters)

Consort
Crown Princess of Norway 21 March 1929-5 April 1954

Predecessor
Princess Sophie of Nassua

Successor
Sonja Haraldsen

Married
21 March 1929 Vor Frelsers Kirke, Oslo

Spouse
HRH Crown Prince Olav of Norway (later King Olav V)

Children (3)
Princess Ragnhild of Norway
Princess Astrid of Norway
Prince Harald of Norway (King Harald V)

Date & place died
5 April 1954 Rikshospitalet, Oslo

Burial place
Akerhus Castle, Oslo

List of titles
HRH Princess of Sweden
HRH Crown Princess of Norway

* Paternal granddaughter of King Oscar II of Sweden .
* Maternal granddaughter of King Frederik VIII of Denmark.
* Her wedding to Crown Prince Olav was the first royal  wedding in Norway for 340 years.
* The Crown Princess died a little over three years before her husband became king.

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