Harald V of Norway

King of Norway (born 1937)

  • Fame79.5
  • Momentum30.3
  • Norway rank#4
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Born 1937 · age 89Norway

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  • Rank in Norway
    #4
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  • Age
    89
    Born 1937
  • Awards
    40
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-08-31

He's the first king born on Norwegian soil in six centuries — and he got there by way of wartime exile, three Olympic sailing campaigns, and a marriage that scandalized the establishment.

Biography

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Born 21 February 1937, Harald was three when the Germans invaded and the royal family fled into exile, splitting his childhood between Sweden and the United States before returning in 1945. He studied at Oslo, the Norwegian Military Academy, and Balliol College, Oxford, then competed for Norway in sailing at three consecutive Olympics between 1964 and 1972. In 1968 he married Sonja Haraldsen over initial objections to her commoner status; they had two children, Märtha Louise and Haakon, the heir apparent. He became crown prince in 1957 when his grandfather Haakon VII died, served as regent dur…

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Harald V of Norway
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So what is Norway? Norway is high mountains and deep s. It is wide open spaces and rocky coastlines. It is islands and archipelagos. It is lush farmland and rolling moors.
Garden party in the Palace Park: welcoming speech (September 1, 2016)
Harald V of Norway
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come from North Norway, , – and all of the other regions. Norwegians have immigrated from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Poland, from Sweden, Somalia and Syria.
Garden party in the Palace Park: welcoming speech (September 1, 2016)
Harald V of Norway
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It is not always easy to say where we are from, what nationality we are. Home is where our heart is – and that cannot always be confined within national borders.
"Home is where our heart is" is an ancient saying, reported at least as early as 1847, in Joseph C. Neal, "Singleton Snippe. Who Married
Harald V of Norway
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Norwegians believe in God, Allah, the Universe and nothing.
Garden party in the Palace Park: welcoming speech (September 1, 2016)
Harald V of Norway
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Norway is you. Norway is us.
Garden party in the Palace Park: welcoming speech (September 1, 2016)
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Rising
79.5
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Score components
Momentum30.3
Historical54.0
Now attention52.3
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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