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Olav V of Norway
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Olav V of Norway

1903 – 1991 · aged 88

King of Norway (1957–1991)

Born
2 Jul 1903 · Appleton House
Died
17 Jan 1991 · The Royal Lodge, Holmenkollen
Part ofNorway848 CE – todayDanish Realm911 CE – todayLutheranism1471 – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 101 years
  1. 2 Jul 1903BornBorn in Appleton House
  2. 1903 – 1905RolePrince of Denmark
  3. 1905 – 1957RoleCrown prince
  4. 1921AwardKnight of the Order of the Elephant
  5. 1926AwardGrand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
  6. 1926AwardKnight of the Seraphim
  7. 1939 – 1945WarWorld War II
  8. 1944 – 1945RoleChief of Defence of Norway
  9. 1946AwardHonorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
  10. 1955AwardRoyal Victorian Chain
  11. 1957 – 1991RoleMonarch of Norway
  12. 1961AwardNansen Refugee Award
  13. 1968AwardHolmenkollen Medal
  14. 1981AwardGold Olympic Order
  15. 17 Jan 1991DiedDied in The Royal Lodge, Holmenkollen

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1903 – 1991).

  1. 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
  2. 1914 – 1918World War I
  3. 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
  4. 1917Balfour Declaration
  5. 1917February Revolution
  6. 1917October Revolution
  7. 1917 – 1922Russian Civil War
  8. 1919 – 1920Paris Peace Conference
  9. 1920Treaty of Versailles
  10. 1933 – 1945The Holocaust
  11. 19341934 FIFA World Cup
  12. 19361936 Summer Olympics
  13. 1937 – 1945Second Sino-Japanese War
  14. 19381938 FIFA World Cup
  15. 1938Munich Agreement
  16. 1939 – 1940Winter War
  17. 1940 – 1945Auschwitz concentration camp
  18. 1941Attack on Pearl Harbor
  19. 1941 – 1945Eastern Front
  20. 1941Operation Barbarossa
  21. 1942 – 1943Battle of Stalingrad
  22. 1945Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  23. 1945 – 1946Nuremberg trials
  24. 19501950 FIFA World Cup
  25. 1950 – 1953Korean War
  26. 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
  27. 19541954 FIFA World Cup
  28. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  29. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  30. 1956Suez Crisis
  31. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  32. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  33. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  34. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  35. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  36. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  37. 1968Prague Spring
  38. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  39. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  40. 19741974 FIFA World Cup

Biography

Olav V (born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.

Olav was born on the royal Sandringham Estate in England, the only child of Prince Carl of Denmark and Princess Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Norwegian throne when his father was elected King Haakon VII of Norway in 1905. He was the first heir to the Norwegian throne to be brought up in Norway since Olav IV in the 14th century, and his parents made sure that he was given as Norwegian an upbringing as possible. In preparation for his future role, he attended both civilian and military schools. In 1929, he married his first cousin, Princess Märtha of Sweden. During World War II, his leadership was much appreciated, and he was appointed Norwegian Chief of Defence in 1944. Olav became king following the death of his father in 1957.

His considerate, down-to-earth style made Olav immensely popular, resulting in the nickname Folkekongen ('The People's King'). In a 2005 poll by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, Olav was voted "Norwegian of the Century".

Text from the Wikipedia article Olav V, CC BY-SA 4.0

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