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Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway

Haakon
Crown Prince of Norway
Haakon in 2012
Born (1973-07-20) 20 July 1973 (age 51)
The National Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Spouse
(m. 2001)
Issue
Names
Haakon Magnus
HouseGlücksburg[1]
FatherHarald V
MotherSonja Haraldsen
ReligionChurch of Norway
Alma mater

Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhôːkʊn]; Haakon Magnus; born 20 July 1973) is the heir apparent to the Norwegian throne. He is the only son of King Harald V and Queen Sonja.

Haakon represents the fourth generation of the sitting Norwegian royal family of the House of Glücksburg. He married Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby, with whom he has two children, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus.[2]

Haakon has been a member of the Young Global Leaders network, its Foundation, a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations, and a philanthropist. He is a trained naval officer and, as crown prince, a top military official in the Norwegian Armed Forces. He holds a BA in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, as well as an MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "The Royal Family". Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  2. ^ "The fairtytale bride and the first royal wedding of the 21st century". Royal Central. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Crown Prince Haakon | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. ^ Forr, Gudleiv; Allkunne (26 November 2021), "Haakon Magnus", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål), retrieved 25 January 2022
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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