Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
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Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (born on July 20, 1973 in Oslo, full name Haakon Magnus) is the heir apparent to the throne of Norway. On birth he was named Prince Haakon Magnus but it was stressed in the announcement that he would go by the name Haakon. He became Crown Prince Haakon when his father ascended to the crown as Harald V in 1991. If Crown Prince Haakon becomes king as expected, he will be known as King Haakon VIII of Norway.
Family and heritage
Haakon's godparents are King Olav V of Norway, Princess Astrid of Norway, Prince Carl Bernadotte, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, and Princess Anne, The Princess Royal. As a descendant of King Edward VII, Haakon is currently the 62nd in line to the throne of each of the sixteen Commownealth Realms. He is a third cousin to The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, present heir to the thrones of the Commonwealth Realms.
Haakon has one sibling, Princess Märtha Louise (born 1971). In 1990 the Norwegian constitution was altered, granting absolute primogeniture to the Norwegian throne, meaning that the eldest child, regardless of gender, takes precedence in the line of succession. This was not, however, done retroactively (as, for example, Sweden had done in 1980), meaning that Haakon continues to take precedence over his older sister.
Education and Military Life
Haakon served in the Royal Norwegian Navy undertaking his first-level officer's education at the Norwegian Naval Academy, followed by a year aboard missile torpedo boats and other vessels. He then went abroad, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley in 1999. Haakon later attended lectures at the University of Oslo and took the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' civil servant introductory course in 2001. He completed his education in 2003 at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he was awarded an MA in development studies, specializing in international trade and Africa.
Marriage and Children
Haakon married
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| Reference style | His Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Their daughter, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, was born on January 21, 2004, she is second in succession to the Norwegian throne. Mette-Marit gave birth to her third child, Prince Sverre Magnus, on December 3, 2005, he is third in the line to the Norwegian throne after his sister, Princess Ingrid. The Crown Prince's stepson, Marius Borg Høiby, born on January 13, 1997, is not in line for the throne.
Royal Duties
In addition to his official duties, Haakon has a strong interest in cultural matters.
Beginning Tuesday afternoon November 25, 2003, and ending in the evening of 12 April, 2004, Haakon was the country's regent, during the King's treatment for cancer and the subsequent convalescence period. Likewise, Haakon was Norway's regent from 29 March, 2005 until the King had fully recovered from the heart surgery he underwent on 1 April. This period ended on 7 June.
In January 2006 Haakon (along with the Norwegian Royal Family) revised his patronage list. He now has twelve patronage roles in his portfolio including the annual Bjørnson literary festival. The patronage roles will last for five years, after which they will be up for renewal and other groups can apply for royal support.
Personal interests
The Crown Prince was involved in several sports and seemed to take a particular liking to windsurfing, however he has not engaged in serious competitions. Haakon is known as a big music fan. When he was younger, he attended music festivals all over Europe, including the Roskilde Festival in Denmark and the Quart Festival in Kristiansand, Norway.
Honours
- Norwegian
- Grand Cross with collar of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
- Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit
- Defence Service Medal with Laurel Branch
- The Royal House Centenary Medal
- Olav Vs Commemorative Medal of 30. January 1991
- Olav Vs Jubilee Medal
- Olav Vs Centenary Medal
- Royal Norwegian Navy Defence Service Medal
- Austrian
- Decoration of Honour for Merit
- Bulgarian
- Grand Cross of the Order of Stara Planina
- Danish
- Estonian
- Finnish
- Italian
- Japanese
- Jordanian
- Grand Cross of the Order of Al-Nahda
- Latvian
- German
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Infante Dom Henrique
- Spanish
- Swedish
- At the 1994 Winter Olympics he was the person who lit the Olympic Flame.
- A horse race bears his name, Kronprins Haakons Pokalløp. It is held every year in June, at Drammen Travpark.
External links
- Official biography
- The Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav - Crown Prince Haakon a recipent of the Grand Cross with Collar
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Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 20 July 1973 |
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| Norwegian royalty | ||
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| Preceded by first in line |
Line of succession to the Norwegian Throne | Succeeded by HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra |
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| Preceded by King Harald V of Norway |
Line of succession to the British throne | Succeeded by Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway |
| Preceded by Michel Platini and François-Cyrille Grange Albertville 1992 |
Final Winter Olympic
Torchbearer Crown Prince Haakon of Norway Lillehammer 1994 |
Succeeded by Midori Ito Nagano 1998 |
References
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