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Haakon VII 1872-1957, king of Norway (1905-57). Formerly Prince Charles, second son of King Frederick VIII of Denmark, he was elected by the Storting to the throne on the separation of Norway from Sweden in 1905 and took the name Haakon. He married Princess Maud, the daughter of Edward VII of England. During the German occupation of Norway (1940-45) in World War II, Haakon headed a government in exile at London. He was succeeded by his son, Olaf V.

Bibliography: See M. A. Michael, Haakon, King of Norway (1958).

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Haakon VII (1872–1957) King of Norway (1905–57). Formerly Prince Charles of Denmark, he was elected by the Norwegian Storting (parliament) to the throne in 1905. In April 1940 he was driven out by the German invasion. Refusing the suggestion of the government of Vidkun QUISLING to abdicate, he continued the struggle from London. He returned to Norway in 1945. He dispensed with much of the regal pomp attached to the monarchy, and became known as the ‘people's king’.

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