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    The Norwegian monarch is the head of state of Norway, which is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system. The Norwegian monarchy...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    constitutional monarchies. Andorra, Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Norway, Spain, and the Kingdom of Sweden...
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    was also known as the Dano-Norwegian Realm (Det dansk-norske rige), Twin Realms (Tvillingerigerne) or the Oldenburg Monarchy (Oldenburg-monarkiet). The...
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    Norway or Sweden–Norway (Swedish: Svensk-norska unionen; Norwegian: Den svensk-norske union(en)), officially the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway...
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    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...
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    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...
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    were abolished. There remain, as of 2024, twelve sovereign monarchies in Europe. Seven are kingdoms: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Spain...
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  • 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...
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  • Republicanism in Norway is a movement to replace the constitutional monarchy with a republican form of government. The country has always been ruled by...
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    Margaret of Norway and Sweden. From 1397 to 1523, it joined under a single monarch the three kingdoms of Denmark, Sweden (then including much of present-day...
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    overview of, and topical guide to, the Kingdom of Norway. Norway is a sovereign constitutional monarchy, located principally in the western part of Scandinavia...
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    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...
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    Constitutional monarchy, also known as limited monarchy, parliamentary monarchy or democratic monarchy, is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises...
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  • 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...
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    In 1814, the Kingdom of Norway made a brief and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to regain its independence. While Norway had always legally been a separate...
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  • The Royal Family Order of Olav V is a decoration awarded to female members of the Norwegian royal family. It was established in 1958 and has not been awarded...
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    Governor-general of Norway List of Norwegian monarchs List of Norwegian Prime Ministers Union between Sweden and Norway The Norwegian government: Viceroy in Norway The...
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    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...
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    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...
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    Harald V (Norwegian: Harald den femte, Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhɑ̂rːɑɫ dɛn ˈfɛ̂mtə]; born 21 February 1937) is King of Norway. He succeeded to the throne...
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  • 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...
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    Rosenborg in Copenhagen. Following the 1660 introduction of absolute monarchy in Denmark and Norway, King Frederick III (r. 1648–1670) ordered a coronation...
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    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...
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  • Britain) Bagan Kingdom (849–1364) Kingdom of Dublin (853–1171) Kingdom of Norway (872–1814; became constitutional monarchy with the Swedish Sovereign as King)...
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    white sarcophagus of marble rest King Haakon VII of Norway (1872–1957) and Queen Maud of Norway (1869–1938), née Princess Maud of Wales, and in a green...
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    The monarchy of Canada is Canada's form of government embodied by the Canadian sovereign and head of state. It is one of the key components of Canadian...
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    The Royal Family Order of Haakon VII is an honour that was bestowed on members of the Norwegian royal family by King Haakon VII. Princess Astrid, Mrs....
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