Word: haakon
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Meanwhile, France, Germany, Russia were reported to be rushing expeditions to capture the Arctic empire. And Lieut. Ralph E. Davison prepared to accompany Norwegian Amundsen, King Haakon...
...King Haakon (Norway): " Prohibition agents were rumored to be sleuthing me. Members of my Royal entourage were darkly accused of smuggling French liquor into my Kingdom, contrary to its anti-alcoholic laws. My ambassador at Paris denied all such rumors and accusations...
Christian X, nearly 53, is the son of Frederik VIII. He ascended the throne May 14, 1912. His sons are Prince Christian Frederik and Prince Knud. His younger brother, Charles (51), became King Haakon VII of Norway in 1905. (TIME, June...
...King Haakon VII was born on August 3, 1872. On July 22, 1896, he married Princess Maud, third daughter of the then Prince Edward of Wales. They have a son and heir in the popular Prince Olav, who will attain his twentieth birthday on July...
...King Haakon was known before he ascended the Norwegian throne as Prince Carl of Denmark. When in 1905 Norway declared the union with Sweden dissolved, the throne was first offered to a prince of the reigning house of Sweden, but was refused. It was then offered to Prince Carl, who, after a plebiscite, accepted and was formally elected King of Norway as Haakon VII. He was crowned at Trondhjem in June...