Olav V (
July 2,
1903 -
January 17,
1991) was King of
Norway from 1957 to 1991. He was born in
England, the son of
Prince Karl of Denmark and
Princess Maud[?], daughter of King
Edward VII of the United Kingdom, and was christened
Alexander Edward Christian Fredrik, Prince of Denmark. When his father became King
Haakon VII of
Norway in
1905, he assumed the name Olav. On
March 21,
1929, he married
Princess Martha of Sweden[?], by whom he had one son
Harald, and two daughters,
Ragnhild[?] and
Astrid[?].
He was succeeded by his son Harald V upon his death.