657 HRH Crown Prince Olav of Norway

HRH Crown Prince Olav of Norway

✶ 2 July 1903 in Appleton House at Sandringham, England
✟ 17 January 1991 at The Royal Lodge, Holmenkollen in Oslo

Appointed

The Royal Palace of Stockholm 1 November 1926

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Missing

shield

Painted 1967 by David Friefeldt. Date of death added 1991 by Bengt Olof Kälde.

other awards

King Gustaf V’s Jubilee Commemorative Medal 1948

Biography

Son of Prince Carl of Denmark, later King Haakon VII of Norway. Crown Prince of Norway 1905. Succeeded his father as King Olav V 1957. Married 1929 with Princess Märtha of Sweden.
Received the order in conjunction with the wedding of Princess Astrid of Sweden and Crown Prince Léopold of Belgium. Assigned the collar in conjunction with King Gustaf V’s 80th birthday.

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