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Biography of Olav Glücksburg V King Norway 1903-1991

Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg

Maternal Family Tree: Anna Schaunberg 1370-1396

In 1896 [his father] Haakon VII King Norway (age 23) and [his mother] Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway (age 26) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (age 54) and [his grandmother] Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England (age 51). He the son of [his grandfather] Frederick VIII King Denmark (age 52) and [his grandmother] Louise of Sweden Queen Consort Denmark (age 44). They were first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.

On 2nd July 1903 Olav Glücksburg V King Norway was born to Haakon VII King Norway (age 30) and Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway (age 33). He a grandson of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. Coefficient of inbreeding 6.91%.

On 20th November 1938 [his mother] Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway (age 68) died; her mother [his grandmother] Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England had died on the same day thirteen years before. Whilst on a visit to England she had been admitted to hospital and an abdominal operation was performed. She died of heart failure following the operation. Her body was returned to Norway on board HMS Royal Oak, the flagship of the Second Battle Squadron of the Royal Navy's Home Fleet. Her body was moved to a small church in Oslo before the burial. Queen Maud was buried in the royal mausoleum at Akershus Castle in Oslo.

On 21st September 1957 [his father] Haakon VII King Norway (age 85) died. His son Olav (age 54) succeeded V King Norway.

On 17th January 1991 Olav Glücksburg V King Norway (age 87) died.

Royal Ancestors of Olav Glücksburg V King Norway 1903-1991

Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 23 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 29 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 24 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Grand Son of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Kings Scotland: Great x 24 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 16 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 29 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Olav Glücksburg V King Norway 1903-1991

Great x 4 Grandfather: Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frederica Charlotte Dohna Schlodien Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Great x 2 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

GrandFather: Frederick VIII King Denmark 3 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Father: Haakon VII King Norway 4 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Olav Glücksburg V King Norway Grand Son of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ernest Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf

Great x 3 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duke Augustus of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Saxe Meiningen Duchess Saxe Gotha Altenburg

Great x 2 Grandmother: Duchess Louise Dorothea of Saxe Coburg Altenburg 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Grand Duke Frederick Francis I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Charlotte Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: King Edward VII of the United Kingdom Son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Augustus Hanover 1st Duke Kent and Strathearn Son of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Louis Frederick Duke of Mecklenburg 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom Grand Daughter of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Frederick Saxe Coburg Saalfeld Duke Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Saxe Coburg Gotha I Duke Saxe Coburg Gotha 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Antonia Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchess Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf

Great x 3 Grandmother: Augusta Reuss Duchess Saxe Coburg Gotha 17 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Karoline Ernestine of Erbach Schonberg 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway Daughter of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Great x 4 Grandfather: Karl Anton Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Friedrich Karl Ludwig Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 17 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frederica Charlotte Dohna Schlodien Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Great x 2 Grandfather: Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg 18 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Friederike Schlieben Duchess Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Christian IX of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Louise Oldenburg Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Louise Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

GrandMother: Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Hesse-Kassel Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Hanover Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Hesse-Kassel Great Grand Son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick V King Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Prince Frederick Oldenburg 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Maria Welf Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Princess Charlotte of Denmark 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Sophie Saxe Coburg Saalfeld 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England