Kingdom of Norway as an united realm, was founded by King Harald I (the Fairhair, harfagri) in 9th century, who conquered a number of local kingdoms. Harald I (b. ...

The kingdom of Norway was inherited among his male descendants, following very uncertain rules, perhaps it is better to say that it followed the succession of mightiest member of the dynasty. Sons of deceased king usually became co-kings, but sooner or later their number shrinked to only one remaining, who then was the sole king. However, during those centuries, no one who was not descendant in male line of King Harald, was entitled to the kingship, though a couple of such mighty jarls deposed king or all co-kings and took the royal power. Norway - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

In 13th century, the kingdom was officially declared hereditary. A succession system that resembled or resulted in some sort of primogeniture, had already then been established. Primogeniture is inheritance by the first-born of the entirety of a parents wealth, estate or office. ...

Contrary to other Scandinavian monarchies (which were elective) Norway was a hereditary kingdom already in Middle Ages, practically from its beginnings.

The succession rules were somewhat loose, but agnatic members of the Fairhair dynasty had only claim. After the extinction of male lines of that dynasty, in beginning of 14th century, Norway was inherited in female line. Kingdom of Norway as an united realm, was founded by King Harald I (the Fairhair, harfagri) in 9th century, who conquered a number of local kingdoms. ...

• Firstly by a Swedish prince, and his descendants
• then by Danish princes and kings, resulting in the real union to Denmark in 1660
• in 1814, Charles XIII of Sweden obtained Norway, as a result of war, but also because he was a descendant of a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg, the Norwegian Royal House of that time.

All members of the House of Oldenburg descending from Christian I of Denmark were entitled to use the title "Heir to Norway", even if they were not heirs of Denmark (only descendants of Frederick III were entitled to Danish succession). This meant that the cadet lines of the House, i.e Holstein-Gottorp, Holstein-Sonderburg, Holstein-Augustenburg, Holstein-Beck, and Holstein-Glucksburg, all were "Heirs of Norway" in 18th and 19th century's titularies. Including Tsars of Russia, Kings of Sweden and Dukes of Oldenburg. Charles XIII, Karl XIII, or Carl II, (1748-1818), king of Norway, the second son of king Adolf Frederick of Sweden, and Louisa Ulrica of Prussia, sister of Frederick the Great, was born at Stockholm on October 7, 1748. ... The House of Oldenburg is a North German noble family and one of Europes most influental Royal Houses. ... The House of Oldenburg is a North German noble family and one of Europes most influental Royal Houses. ... Christian I of Denmark ( 1426 – 1481), Danish monarch and union king of Denmark ( 1448 – 1481), Norway ( 1450 – 1481) and Sweden ( 1457 – 1464), under the Kalmar Union. ...

Old traditions of Norwegian succession were not barring succession through a female line, thus it was later relatively easy to set aside restrictions of a relatively new constitution of 1814.

The House of Oldenburg was originally from northern Germany, where also the Glucksburg (Lyksborg) branch held their small fief. The family had permanent links with Norway already beginning from late Middle Ages, and also several of their ancestors had been kings of independent Norway (Haakon V of Norway, Christian I of Norway, Frederick I, Christian III, Frederick II, Christian IV, as well as Frederick III of Norway who united Norway into the Danish kingdom, after which it was not independent at least until 1814). The first of them to be king of Norway and not simultaneously of any other country was Christian Frederick, who was King of Norway briefly in 1814, the first king of Norwegian 1814 constitution and struggle for independence. Haakon V Magnusson was king of Norway from 1299 until 1319. ... Christian I of Denmark (1426-1481), Danish monarch and union king of Denmark (1448_1481), Norway (1450-1481) and Sweden (1457-1464), under the Kalmar Union. ... Frederick III (March 28, 1609 – February 19, 1670) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death. ... Christian VIII (September 18, 1786–January 20, 1848), king of Denmark 1839-48 and of Norway 1814-14, the eldest son of the hereditary prince Frederick of Denmark and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, was born in 1786 at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. ...

The third Bernadotte king was Charles IV of Norway. He did not have any male heir to his thrones of Sweden and Norway, these thrones were "lost" to Carl XV's brother, Oscar II, instead of his only daughter Lovisa of Sweden, crown princess of Denmark. It has been said that Carl XV promised Lovisa on his deathbed that eventually a son of Lovisa would be entitled to be the heir of the Norwegian throne. The House of Bernadotte, the current Royal House of the Kingdom of Sweden, has reigned since 1818. ... King Charles XV of Sweden, Charles IV of Norway, Carl Ludvig Eugén (May 3, 1826 - August 19, 1872), was the eldest son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway, and Josephine of Leuchtenberg. ... The Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sverige  listen) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. ... Norway - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Oscar II boating. ... Lovisa of Sweden, Queen of Denmark Queen Lovisa of Denmark (Born Princess Lovisa/Louise of Sweden) ( 1851- 1926) was the only daughter of King Carl XV and Queen Lovisa of Sweden Lovisa married Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark in 1869 and eventually became Queen of Denmark in 1906 as Frederik...

Prince Carl of Denmark (namesake of his maternal grandfather the King of Norway etc) was the second son of the future King Frederick VIII of Denmark, a younger brother of the future King Christian X of Denmark (he personally became a king before his father and his brother), a paternal grandson of king Christian IX of Denmark (during whose reign he was prince of Denmark) and a maternal grandson of King Charles IV of Norway (who was also King of Sweden). He was born a few weeks before King Charles died. Frederik VIII (June 3, 1843 ? May 14, 1912), king of Denmark, eldest son of King Christian IX, was born at Copenhagen. ... The Kingdom of Denmark is geographically the smallest Nordic country and is part of the European Union. ... Christian X of Denmark (Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm) ( September 26, 1870 – April 20, 1947) was King of Denmark 1912-1947 (and of Iceland 1918-1944) He was born at Charlottenlund Palace near Copenhagen. ... Christian IX of Denmark ( April 8, 1818 – January 29, 1906) was King of Denmark from November 15, 1863 to January 29, 1906. ... King Charles XV of Sweden, Charles IV of Norway, Carl Ludvig Eugén (May 3, 1826 - August 19, 1872), was the eldest son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway, and Josephine of Leuchtenberg. ...

The future Haakon VII of Norway belonged to the house of Oldenburg, which since 1448 was the Danish and Norwegian Royal House, its branch Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. King Haakon VII of Norway, Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel (August 3, 1872–September 21, 1957) was the first King of Norway after the dissolution of the personal union with Sweden in 1905. ... This page is about Oldenburg in the German state of Lower Saxony. ... Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg ( German) or Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Lyksborg (or Glücksborg) ( Danish), from Glücksburg in northernmost Germany, is a line of the House of Oldenburg, to which the royal house of Denmark, Norway and (formerly) Greece belongs. ...

His family had permanent links with Norway already beginning from late Middle Ages, and also several of his paternal ancestors had been kings of independent Norway (Haakon V of Norway, Christian I of Norway, Frederick I, Christian III, Frederick II, Christian IV, as well as Frederick III of Norway who united Norway into the Danish kingdom, after which it was not independent at least until 1814). Christian Frederick, who was King of Norway briefly in 1814, the first king of Norwegian 1814 constitution and struggle for independence, was his great-granduncle. Haakon V Magnusson was king of Norway from 1299 until 1319. ... Christian I of Denmark (1426-1481), Danish monarch and union king of Denmark (1448_1481), Norway (1450-1481) and Sweden (1457-1464), under the Kalmar Union. ... Frederick III (March 28, 1609 – February 19, 1670) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death. ... Christian VIII (September 18, 1786–January 20, 1848), king of Denmark 1839-48 and of Norway 1814-14, the eldest son of the hereditary prince Frederick of Denmark and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, was born in 1786 at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. ...

List of Kings

Over thousand years of battled successions, unions with neighboring countries and other vicissitudes have produced a versatile group of monarchs who have ruled or reigned Norway. This article is a list of rulers of Norway up until the present, including: The Norwegian kingdom (with the Faroe Islands) The Union with Iceland and Greenland (1262-1814) The Norwegian kingdom (with Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands 1262-1814) The Union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1343) The...

Check also History of Norway. According to Icelandic sagas, the Nor in Norway is from king Nor Thorrasson, who after he found his sister, went home to his territory. ...