The Norwegian monarch is the head of state of Norway, which is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system. The Norwegian monarchy...

Scandinavian monarchies which were elective kingdoms in the Middle Ages. Harald Fairhair was the first king of all Norway, bringing the lands of what had...

The monarchy of Denmark is a constitutional institution and a historic office of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Kingdom includes Denmark proper and the autonomous...

were abolished. There remain, as of 2024, twelve sovereign monarchies in Europe. Seven are kingdoms: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Spain...

among the Norwegian people. The Norwegian monarchy traces its history and origin back to the unification and founding of Norway, as well as Norway's first...

constitutional monarchies. Andorra, Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Norway, Spain, and the Kingdom of Sweden...

retaining the monarchy or becoming a republic was held in Norway on 12 and 13 November 1905. Voters were asked whether they approved of the Storting's...

An elective monarchy is a monarchy ruled by a monarch who is elected, in contrast to a hereditary monarchy in which the office is automatically passed...

A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state for life or until abdication. The political legitimacy and authority...

form of its junior branch, resumed occupancy of the throne of Norway.[citation needed] Monarchy of Norway List of heads of government of Norway List of Norwegian...

overview of, and topical guide to, the Kingdom of Norway. Norway is a sovereign constitutional monarchy, located principally in the western part of Scandinavia...

was also known as the Dano-Norwegian Realm (Det dansk-norske rige), Twin Realms (Tvillingerigerne) or the Oldenburg Monarchy (Oldenburg-monarkiet). The...

Constitutional monarchy, also known as limited monarchy, parliamentary monarchy or democratic monarchy, is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises...

recognition of Norway as an independent constitutional monarchy on 26 October 1905. On that date, King Oscar II renounced his claim to the Norwegian throne...

current King of Norway. Jonas Gahr Støre has been Prime Minister of Norway since 2021. As a unitary state with a constitutional monarchy, Norway divides state...

Britain) Bagan Kingdom (849–1364) Kingdom of Dublin (853–1171) Kingdom of Norway (872–1814; became constitutional monarchy with the Swedish Sovereign as King)...

Hundred Years' War, Denmark–Norway, a dual monarchy that existed from 1537 to 1814, a century of personal union of Sweden and Norway (1814-1905), and the Polish–Lithuanian...

Harald V (Norwegian: Harald den femte, Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhɑ̂rːɑɫ dɛn ˈfɛ̂mtə]; born 21 February 1937) is King of Norway. He succeeded to the throne...

Eidsvoll sought to avoid. The choice of monarchy as state form would also facilitate the reunification of Denmark–Norway, something the Crown Prince was not...

The politics of Norway take place in the framework of a parliamentary, representative democratic constitutional monarchy. Executive power is exercised...

first half of the 11th century. Norway has been a monarchy since Fairhair, passing through several eras. When Harald Fairhair became king of Norway after the...

Norway or Sweden–Norway (Swedish: Svensk-norska unionen; Norwegian: Den svensk-norske union(en)), officially the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway...

Absolute monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the monarch rules in their own right or power. In an absolute monarchy, the king or queen is by no means...

place of coronation of Denmark's monarchs during the days of the absolute monarchy. He was the first hereditary king of Denmark-Norway, and in honor of this...

The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign...

abolition of monarchy is a legislative or revolutionary movement to abolish monarchical elements in government, usually hereditary. Abolition of absolutist...

absolute monarchy in Denmark-Norway in 1660, confirmed by law in 1665 as the first in Western historiography. He also ordered the creation of the Throne...

Republicanism in Norway is a movement to replace the constitutional monarchy with a republican form of government. The country has always been ruled by...

The monarchy of Sweden is centred on the monarchical head of state of Sweden, by law a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system...

Criticism of monarchy has occurred since ancient times. It can be targeted against the general form of government—monarchy—or more specifically, to particular...