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Haakon VII, born August 3, 1872; the second son, Carl, of Frederik VIII, King of Denmark, elected King of Norway by the Storting, November 18, 1905; accepted the crown through his grandfather, the late King Christian of Denmark, November 18, 1905; landed in Norway November 25, 1905; married, July 22, 1896, to Princess Maud, born November 26, 1869 (died November 20, 1938), the third daughter of the late Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Books of Reference
Norway.: Books of Reference concerning Norway.: 1. Official Publications
Statistisk Aarbok for Norge, (Statistical Annual of Norway.)
Publications of the State Departments.
Norges Statskalender, Annual. Oslo.
Kongeriket Norges civile, geistlige, rettslige og militaere inndeling, Utgitt av det Statistiske Centralbyrå. Oslo, 1937.
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3. Spitsbergen
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Epstein, M. (1945). Norway. In: Epstein, M. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270749_53
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