Princess Märtha Louise of Norway

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Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (born September 22, 1971) is the only daughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. She is third in the line of succession to the Norwegian throne, after her brother Crown Prince Haakon and his daughter Princess Ingrid Alexandra (Märtha's niece). 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. ... King Haakon VII 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. ... Olav V Olav V (July 2, 1903 - January 17, 1991) reigned as King of Norway from 1957 to 1991. ... Olav V Olav V (July 2, 1903 - January 17, 1991) reigned as King of Norway from 1957 to 1991. ... King Harald V His Majesty King Harald V (born February 21, 1937) became King of Norway in 1991. ... Her Royal Highness The Princess Ragnhild of Norway is the eldest daughter of His Majesty King Olav V of Norway and his wife, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Märtha of Norway, born Princess of Sweden. ... Princess Astrid Mrs Ferner was born on 12 February 1932 and is the daughter of Olav V of Norway. ... King Harald V His Majesty King Harald V (born February 21, 1937) became King of Norway in 1991. ... Crown Prince Haakon Magnus His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway was born July 20, 1973 in Oslo. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years). ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... King Harald V His Majesty King Harald V (born February 21, 1937) became King of Norway in 1991. ... Queen Sonja Sonja Haraldsen, born July 4, 1937 in Oslo, is the Queen of Norway. ... Crown Prince Haakon Magnus His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway was born July 20, 1973 in Oslo. ... Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (born January 21, 2004) is a Norwegian princess. ...

In 1990 the Norwegian constitution was altered, granting cognatic primogeniture to the Norwegian throne, meaning that the eldest child, regardless of gender, takes precedence in the line of succession. This was not, however, done retroactively (as, for example, Sweden had done in 1980), meaning that the princess' younger brother still takes precedence over her in the line of succession. 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Constitution of Norway was first adopted on May 17, 1814 by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll (a small town north of the countrys capital, Christiania). ... Primogeniture is inheritance by the first-born of the entirety of a parents wealth, estate or office. ... The Kingdom of Sweden ( Swedish: Konungariket Sverige  listen?) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... An order of succession is a formula or algorithm that determines who inherits an office upon the death, resignation, or removal of its current occupant. ...

Princess Märtha Louise is a certified physiotherapist, following education in Oslo and internship in Maastricht, the Netherlands. She has not practised her profession, however, choosing instead, from her fascination in traditional Norwegian folk tales as well as a love of music, to establish her own commercial entertainment business based on giving public and televised performances reciting folk tales and singing with well-known Norwegian choirs. In December 2003, she took part in Oslo Gospel Choir's Christmas concert with a solo performance, included on the companion CD album. Physical therapy can help restore lost functionality in many people. ... Maastricht, also spelled Maestricht, or Mestreech in local dialect, is a municipality, and capital of the province of Limburg. ... The Netherlands ( Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands ( Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ... Folklore is the ethnographic concept of the tales, legends, or superstitions current among a particular ethnic population, a part of the oral history of a particular culture. ...

On January 1, 2002, after Princess Märtha Louise started her own business, in order to work with more freedom from her constitutional role as a princess, she began paying income tax, and the King, after consulting her, issued a royal edict which removed Princess Märtha Louise's style of Royal Highness (she is entitled to the style Highness when abroad). However, she retains her place in the line of succession, and, though her activities were reduced, she still carries out some public duties on behalf of the King. An edict is an announcement of a law, often associated with monarchism. ...

On 24 May 2002 Princess Märtha Louise controversially married author Ari Behn (born 1972 as Ari Bjørshol; he later took his grandmother's name). On 29 April 2003 the princess gave birth to a daughter, Maud Angelica Behn. May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ari Behn - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... Maud Angelica Behn was born on April 29, 2003 on Rikshospitalet (State Hospital) in Oslo. ...

Unlike her aunts who do not have the style of Royal Highness, Princess Märtha Louise is not styled as Princess Märtha Louise, Mrs. Behn. She is simply Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, as the former method would imply that she lost her style because of an unequal marriage. However, it seems likely that had Princess Märtha Louise not relinquished her style of Royal Highness, she would have lost it and become Princess Märtha Louise, Mrs. Behn upon her marriage.

After several postponements due to family births and her father's illness, during which the princess took on some representation duties, Princess Märtha Louise and her husband moved to New York City in October 2004. This is an article about New York City; see also NYC, New York, and New York, New York. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The princess gave birth to a girl April 8, 2005. Her second daughter has been named Leah Isadora. April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Leah Isadora Behn - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...