Olav V of Norway

Olav V of Norway
Medal record
Sailing
Competitor for Norway
Olympic Games
	5.5 Metre World Championships

Full name
	Olav, né Alexander Edward Christian Frederik

Olav V
Olav V
	King Olav in 1957
King of Norway
	21 September 1957 – 17 January 1991
	22 June 1958
Predecessor	Haakon VII
Successor	Harald V
Prime ministers	See list
Born	Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903; Appleton House, Sandringham, Norfolk, England
Died	17 January 1991 (aged 87); The Royal Lodge, Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway
Burial	30 January 1991; Akershus Castle, Oslo
Spouse	Princess Märtha of Sweden; (m. 1929; died 1954)
Issue	Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen; Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner; Harald V of Norway;
Full name
Full name
	Olav, né Alexander Edward Christian Frederik
House	Glücksburg
Father	Haakon VII of Norway
Mother	Maud of Wales
Medal record
Medal record
Sailing
Competitor for Norway
Olympic Games
	5.5 Metre World Championships

Olav V (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈûːlɑːv dɛn ˈfɛ̂mtə];^[1] born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.

Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Norwegian throne when his father was elected King of Norway in 1905.

Olav V Of Norway Media

The Norwegian Royal Family in 1921
King Haakon VII, Crown Prince Olav, and Hans Reidar Holtermann in Scotland during World War II
Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Märtha with their children Princess Astrid, Princess Ragnhild and Prince Harald at their exile home, Pook's Hill, in Bethesda, Maryland
King Olav V at Holmenkollen in 1975
Krigskorset med sverd stripe
Borgerdådsmedaljen stripe
St Olavs Orden storkors stripe
Den kongelige norske fortjenstorden storkors stripe
Ribbon of knight of the Order of St. Olav, Norwegian: Ridder av St. Olavs Orden. Note: The ribbon bar is identical to that of the St. Olavsmedaljen, which is a separate award.
Kroningsmedaljen 1906