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- On 21 March 1929 in Oslo, he married his first cousin Princess Märtha of Sweden with whom he had two daughters, Ragnhild and Astrid and one son, Harald. As exiles during World War II, Crown Princess Märtha and the royal children lived in Washington, D.C., where she struck up a close friendship with Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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King Olav's leadership during the Second World War made him a symbol of Norwegian independence and national unity. As King Olav's wife, Princess Märtha, died of cancer, the King Olav V's Prize for Cancer Research was established in 1992. A 2005 poll by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation named King Olav "Norwegian of the Century". [2]
Princess Märtha of Sweden (Märtha Sofia Lovisa Dagmar Thyra; 28 March 1901 – 5 April 1954) was Crown Princess of Norway as the spouse of the future King Olav V from 1929 until her death in 1954. As Olav only became king in 1957, Märtha never became Queen of Norway.
Daughter of King Olav and Crown Princess Märtha. Married Mr Erling Sven Lorentzen in Asker on 15 May 1953. King Olav was born at Appleton House in Norfolk, England, on 2 July 1903. He was the son and only child of Prince Carl of Denmark and Princess Maud of Wales.
Feb 13, 2012 · Family. In 1929 Crown Prince Olav married his cousin, Princess Märtha of Sweden (1901-1954). She was the daughter of Prince Carl and Princess Ingeborg of Sweden, and the granddaughter of King Oscar II, who had renounced his claim to the Norwegian throne after the dissolution of the union with Sweden in 1905.
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- Crown Princess Martha. After the death of President Roosevelt and the end of the second World War, Martha and her children, alongside Olav’s father, King Haakon, finally set off on their return journey to Norway and arrived home on June 7, 1945.
- King Haakon. Not long after Martha’s 1954 death, King Haakon passed away at the age of 85 in 1957 after years of declining health (during which Martha and Olav had stepped up to more responsibilities for the royal family).
- Crown Prince Olav (King Olav V) Olav ascended to the throne in 1957 after Haakon’s death. The new king never remarried after the death of his beloved wife Martha, and ruled the country without a queen for 33 years until his own death on January 17, 1991.
- Prince Harald (King Harald V) Today, Martha and Olav’s son Harald, born in 1937, sits on the Norwegian thrown as King Harald V of Norway. He’s the youngest child of Martha and Olav, but the only son, and thus was the heir to his father’s throne.
Mar 20, 2018 · On March 21, 1929, the future King Olav V of Norway married Princess Märtha of Sweden at Oslo Cathedral in Norway. It was the first royal wedding in Norway in 340 years. Unofficial Royalty: Oslo Cathedral in Oslo, Norway; Olav’s Early Life
Jul 14, 2011 · Then Crown Prince Olav and Princess Märtha of Sweden were wed in Vor Frelsers church (now Oslo Cathedral) on 21 March 1929. Upon her marriage, Princess Märtha became the Crown Princess of Norway.
