Haakon of Norway

	Norwegian royal family
	SM King Harald V. * ; IM Queen Sonja * HRH Crown Prince Haakon * ; HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit * HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra ; HH Prince Sverre Magnus; ; IH Princess Märtha Louise; IH Princess Astrid Members of the royal family

Crown Prince Haakon Magnus

Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway , full name Haakon Magnus of Norway , (born July 20, 1973 in Oslo ) is a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg , a branch of the House of Oldenburg . He is the current Norwegian heir to the throne and is married to Crown Princess Mette-Marit .

Life

childhood and education

Haakon is the son of King Harald V of Norway and Queen Sonja and was baptized on September 20, 1973 by Oslo's then Bishop Kåre Støylen in the Oslo Castle Chapel. From 1980 he attended a school in Smestad . From 1992 he attended the upper level of the Christian Gymnasium (Kristelig Gymnasium) in Oslo, which he completed with the higher education entrance qualification. The Crown Prince completed his military service in the Norwegian Navy . From 1996 he studied political science in the USA at the University of Berkeley in California, where he completed his bachelor's degree. From 1999 he studied law at the University of Oslo . After his marriage to Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby on August 25, 2001 in Oslo Cathedral , he lived in London from 2002 to 2003 , where he completed his master's degree in international politics at the renowned London School of Economics .

marriage and family

On August 25, 2001, Haakon married the commoner Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby, who brought their son Marius Borg Høiby (born January 13, 1997) into the marriage, who comes from a previous relationship with Morten Borg. The Crown Prince couple still have two children together:

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (born January 21, 2004 in Oslo) was baptized on April 17, 2004 in Oslo. Her godparents are King Harald V of Norway, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark , Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden , and King Felipe VI. of Spain , Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and her grandmother Marit Tjessem. She takes second place behind her father in the Norwegian line of succession .

Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born December 3, 2005 in Oslo) was baptized on March 4, 2006 in Oslo. His godparents are Queen Sonja of Norway, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands , Crown Prince Paul of Greece , Princess Rosario of Bulgaria, Espen Høiby, Bjørn Stensland and Marianne Gjellestad. Unlike his sister, Prince Sverre Magnus does not have the title " Royal Highness", but "Highness". However, he is third in line to the Norwegian throne after his father and sister .

As the great-great-grandson of Edward VII , Haakon is listed in the line of succession in the United Kingdom (73rd in August 2013). He is followed by his son Sverre Magnus (74th place at the time) and his daughter Ingrid Alexandra (75th place at the time).

Crown Prince Haakon lives with his family on the royal estate of Skaugum in Asker , a rural suburb of Oslo, where he spent his childhood.

Tasks and interests

Prince Haakon has been a Goodwill Ambassador within the United Nations Development Program since 2003 . In this role he traveled to Tanzania , Cambodia , Sierra Leone and Guatemala .

In the years 2003 to 2005 King Harald V had to have two major medical interventions. During this time, the Crown Prince took over the duties of Head of State of Norway until the King could resume his duties.

ancestors

Pedigree of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
Old parents	King Frederick VIII (Denmark) (1843–1912) ⚭ 1869 Princess Louise of Sweden (1851–1926)	King Edward VII (United Kingdom) (1841–1910) ⚭ 1863 Princess Alexandra of Denmark (1844–1925)	King Oskar II (Sweden) (1829–1907) ⚭ 1857 Princess Sophia of Nassau (1836–1913)	King Frederick VIII (Denmark) (1843–1912) ⚭ 1869 Princess Louise of Sweden (1851–1926)	Harald Gundersen Olsbrygge (1823–1873) ⚭ 1846 Aslaug Kirstine Halvorsdatter (1823–1888)	Niels Nielsen ⚭ Hanna Andrea Hansen	Ulrik Christophersen (1831–?) ⚭ Anne Sophie Johannesdatter (1833–?)	Johan Nicolai Hansen (1830–?) ⚭ Anne Gurine Berntsen
Great grandparents	King Haakon VII (1872–1957) ⚭ 1896 Princess Maud of Great Britain and Ireland (1869–1938)		Prince Carl of Sweden , Duke of West Gotland (1861–1951) ⚭ 1897 Princess Ingeborg Charlotte of Denmark (1878–1958)		Halvor Haraldsen Olsbrygge (1854–1931) ⚭ 1879 Carethe Josefine Nielsen (1854–1939)		Johan Christian Ulrichsen (1861–1950) ⚭ 1887 Marie Berntine Hansen (1868–1958)
Grandparents	King Olav V (1903–1991) ⚭ 1929 Princess Märtha of Sweden (1901–1954)				Karl August Haraldsen (1889–1959) ⚭ 1920 Dagny Ulrichsen (1898–1994)
parents	King Harald V (* 1937) ⚭ 1968 Sonja Haraldsen (* 1937)
*Crown Prince Haakon Magnus ( 1973)**

Web links

Commons : Haakon of Norway - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Wikinews: Haakon of Norway - in the news

Haakon of Norway on the Norwegian Royal Family website

Individual evidence

↑ His Highness Prince Sverre Magnus. In: www.royalcourt.no. Retrieved March 17, 2016 .

personal data
SURNAME	Haakon of Norway
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Håkon Magnus; Håkon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Norwegian nobleman, Crown Prince of Norway
DATE OF BIRTH	20th July 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH	Oslo

[1] His Highness Prince Sverre Magnus. In: www.royalcourt.no. Retrieved March 17, 2016 .