# Haakon VII of Norway

> A Danish prince who became Norway's first king in over five centuries, then refused to bend when the Nazis came — choosing exile over collaboration and turning a ceremonial crown into a symbol of national defiance.

*King of Norway from 1905 to 1957 (1872–1957)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/haakon-vii-of-norway

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Norway
- **Born:** 1872-08-03
- **Died:** 1957-09-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born Prince Carl of Denmark in 1872, the second son of a crown prince, he trained at the naval academy and seemed destined for a minor royal life. Then the union with Sweden dissolved in 1905, and Norway — after a referendum on whether to have a monarchy at all — offered him the throne. He accepted, took the Old Norse name Haakon, and became Haakon VII, the first independent Norwegian monarch since 1387. He styled himself as a constitutional figurehead, stepping back from executive power and earning quiet affection. When Germany invaded in April 1940, Haakon rejected demands to legitimize the Quisling puppet regime, vowed to abdicate rather than comply, then fled to Britain and refused to abdicate at all. For five years in exile he held the line — a king with no kingdom but all the moral weight. He returned in June 1945, reigned another twelve years, and died in 1957 at 85, having outlasted his father, brother, and nephew on the Danish throne and left Norway with a monarchy redefined by the war.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 69.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 25.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 36.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #46
- **Category rank:** #105

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0405658/ (@nm0405658)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.kongehuset.no/c27312/seksjonstekst_person/vis.html?tid=28677

## Topics
#Politicians, #Historical Figure, #Royalty, #Politics, #Norway, #Europe, #19th Century

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q154927)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_VII_of_Norway)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Haakon%20VII%20of%20Norway)
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- [هوكون السابع ملك النرويج](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%88%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9_%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AC)
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- [Haakon VII de Noruega](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_VII_de_Noruega)
- [یئدینجی هاکون (نوروژ)](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%D8%A6%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AC%DB%8C_%D9%87%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%86_(%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%DA%98))
- [VII Haakon](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/VII_Haakon)
- [Хокан VII](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD_VII)
- [Хокон VII](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD_VII)
- [Haakon VII, kralj Norveške](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_VII%2C_kralj_Norve%C5%A1ke)
- [Haakon VII de Noruega](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_VII_de_Noruega)
- [Haakon VII.](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_VII.)
- [Haakon 7. af Norge](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_7._af_Norge)
- [Haakon VII.](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_VII.)
- [Χάακον Ζ΄ της Νορβηγίας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A7%CE%AC%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%BD_%CE%96%CE%84_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%9D%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%B2%CE%B7%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Haakon VII](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_VII)
- [Haakon la 7-a (Norvegio)](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_la_7-a_(Norvegio))
- [Haakon VII de Noruega](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_VII_de_Noruega)
- [Haakon VII](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_VII)
- [Haakon VII.a Norvegiakoa](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_VII.a_Norvegiakoa)
- [هاکون هفتم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%87%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%85)
- [Haakon VII](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_VII)
- [Haakon VII](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_VII)
- [הוקון השביעי, מלך נורווגיה](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%99%2C_%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%9A_%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%95%D7%92%D7%99%D7%94)
- [Wikiquote](https://da.wikiquote.org/wiki/Haakon_7.)
- [Wikiquote](https://no.wikiquote.org/wiki/Haakon_VII)
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