H†kon Vii 
H†kon was born on August 3rd, 1872 in Charlottenlund, , DEN. He died at the age of 85 on September 21st, 1957.General Notes
Håkon VII (1872-1957), king of Norway (1905-57), the second son of Frederick
VIII, king of Denmark, born in Charlottenlund, Denmark. Originally named
Charles, the Danish prince was chosen king of Norway by the Storting, or
parliament, a choice reaffirmed by a plebiscite. The Norwegian throne had
become vacant when the union between Norway and Sweden was dissolved; the
Swedish throne was retained by Oscar II, king of Sweden. During World War II,
after the Germans invaded Norway in 1940, Håkon led the resistance for two
months, then went to Great Britain to head the Norwegian government-in-exile.
He returned to Norway in 1945. He was succeeded by his son Olaf V.
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