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H.M.
Olav V
King of Norway

1903-1991

    
 

    Vita
    Titles and Awards
    Honorary Military Appointments

    Military Service
    Other Military Connections

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Index of Reigns & Peerages
full name:   Alexander (Olav) Edward Christian Frederik
birth: 1903.07.02 at Appleton House, Sandringham, Norfolk
father:   Haakon VII, King of Norway
mother:   Queen Maud
marriage: 1929.03.21 H.R.H. Märtha Sofia Lovisa Dagmar Thyra, Princess of Sweden (H.R.H. Crown Princess Märtha)
at Oslo Cathedral
children: 1930 Princess Ragnhild Alexandra (H.H. Princess Ragnhild, Mrs Lorentzen)
  1932 Princess Astrid Maud Ingeborg (H.H. Princess Astrid, Mrs Ferner)
  1937 Harald V (King of Norway)
accession: 1957.09.21  
coronation: 1958 consecrated at Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim
death: 1991.01.17 at Kongsseteren, Oslo
  Titles, Orders and Awards
     
  Titles:
  1903.07.02 Prince of Denmark, with the style of His Highness (H.H. Prince Alexander of Denmark)
  1905.11.18 H.R.H. Olav, Crown Prince of Norway
  1957.09.21 H.M. Olav V, By the Grace of God and the Will of the People, King of Norway
     
  British Empire/Commonwealth Orders and Awards:
  1911.06.19 King George V Coronation Medal
  1923.12.25 GCVO
  1937.05.11 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Coronation Medal
  1946.04.07 GCB (mil)
  1953.06.02 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
  1955.06.24 Royal Victorian Chain
  1959.05.29 KG
  1962.10.16 KT
     
  Norwegian Orders and Awards:
  1905.11.18 Grand Cross with Collar, the Order of St Olav
    Medal of St Olav
  1930.11.18 King Haakon VII's Silver Jubilee Medal
  1945 War Cross
  1945 King Haakon VII's Cross of Liberty
  1955.11.18 King Haakon VII's Golden Jubilee Medal
  1957.09.21 Sovereign and Grand Master of the Orders of St Olav and the Lion of Norway
  1972.08.03 King Haakon VII's 100th Anniversary Medal
     
  Foreign Orders and Awards:
  1918.04.08 100th Anniversary Memorial Medal of King Christian IX (Denmark)
  1921.08.13 Knight, the Order of the Elephant (Denmark)
  1921.08.13 Silver Cross, the Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark)
  1922.09.04 Knight Grand Cross, the Order of the Netherlands Lion (Netherlands)
  1926.10.04 Commander Grand Cross, the Order of the White Rose of Finland - collar 1960
  1926.11.01 Knight, the Royal Order of the Seraphim (Sweden) - collar 15 June 1938
  1926.11.09 Grand Cross, the Order of Leopold (Belgium)
    Grand Cross, the Order of the Legion of Honour (French Republic)
  1930.09.01 Grand Cordon, the Order of the Chrysanthemum (Japan) - collar
  1932.10.20 Grand Cross, the Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order
  1934.03.03 Grand Cross, the Order of the Sun in brilliants (Peru)
  1938.01.09 Grand Cross, the Order of the Redeemer of Greece
  1939 Grand Cross, the Military Order of St Benedict of Aviz (Portugal)
  1943.06.03 100th Anniversary Memorial Medal of King Frederik VIII (Denmark)
  1945 Médaille Militaire (France)
  1945 War Cross in gold (Greece)
  1945 War Cross (Netherlands)
  1946 Chief Commander, the Legion of Merit (USA)
  1946.04.12 Knight Grand Cross, the Order of Orange Nassau with crossed swords (Netherlands)
  1948.09.06 Queen Juliana Solemn Investiture Medal (Netherlands)
  1949.03.22 Grand Collar and Chain, the Order of Solomon (Ethiopia)
  1955 Grand Cross, the Order of the Icelandic Falcon (Iceland) - collar 1968
  1958 The Order of St George and St Constantine, 1st class with collar (Greece)
  1958.09.11 Grand Commander, the Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark)
  1960.09 Knight, the Most Illustrious Order of Maha Chakri (Thailand)
  1961 Grand Collar, the Order of Pahlavi (Iran)
  1963 Grand Cross, the Royal Order of Prince Rwagasore (Burundi)
  1963 Grand Cordon with Collar, the Order of Independence (Tunisia)
  1964 Knight, the Order of the Golden Lion of the House of Nassau (Luxembourg)
  1964 Grand Collar, the National Order of the Southern Cross (Brazil)
  1965.01.15 Knight, the Most Auspicious Order of Rajamitribhorn (Thailand)
  1965.05.13 The Order of the Yugoslavian Grand Star (Yugoslavia)
  1965.06.21 Knight Grand Cross, the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Italy)
  1966 Grand Star, the Decoration of Honour for Merit (Austria)
  1967 Grand Collar, Order of Pius (Vatican)
  1967 Grand Cross with Collar, the Order of Merit (Chile)
  1967 Grand Collar, the Order of the Liberator San Martin (Argentina)
  1970.09.26 100th Anniversary Memorial Medal of King Christian X (Denmark)
  1978 Riband of the Three United Military Orders of Christ, Benedict of Aviz and St James of the Sword (Portugal)
  1980 The Order of the Star of the Popular Republic of Rumania, 1st class (Rumania)
  1982 Knight, the Order of the Golden Fleece (Spain)
     
     
   Honorary Military Appointments
  1958.07.02 Honorary Admiral, Royal Navy
1958.08.19 Colonel-in-Chief, The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment)
1958.08.19 Honorary Colonel, 284th (King's Own Regiment, Norfolk Yeomanry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
  1959.09.15 Honorary Air Chief Marshal, Royal Air Force
1961.05.01 Honorary Colonel, 308th (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Field Regiment, RA [on formation]
1967.04.01 Honorary Colonel, 100th (Yeomanry) Field Regiment, RA [on formation]
  1988.04.12 Honorary Admiral of the Fleet, Royal Navy
   Military Service
British: none
   
Norwegian:  
  Admiral, Royal Norwegian Navy
  General, Royal Norwegian Army
  General, Royal Norwegian Air Force
 
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