Haakon Magnus, Crown Prince of Norway

His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway was born on July 20, 1973 in Oslo and is styled HRH the Crown Prince. He is the only son of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Norway, Harald V and Sonja. His godparents include King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. As a descendant of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, Haakon is currently the 61st in line to the British crown.

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July 20 - 1973 - Oslo - Harald V - Sonja - Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden - Queen Margrethe II - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom - Currently - 61st in line

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Crown Prince Haakon has one sibling, Princess Märtha Louise (born 1971). 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 Prince Haakon takes precedence over his older sister.

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Princess Märtha Louise - 1971 - Cognatic primogeniture - Sweden

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Haakon served in the Royal Norwegian Navy undertaking his first-level officer's education at the Norwegian Naval Academy, followed by a year aboard missile torpedo boats and other vessels. He then went abroad, receiving a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley in 1999. Haakon later attended lectures at the University of Oslo and the London School of Economics, as well as completing the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' civil servant introductory course in 2001.

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Royal Norwegian Navy - Norwegian Naval Academy - Missile torpedo boat - Political science - University of California, Berkeley - University of Oslo - London School of Economics

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He married commoner and single mother Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby on August 25, 2001, who has since then been known as Crown Princess Mette-Marit. Their daughter, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, was born on January 21, 2004, and is second in succession to the Norwegian throne. On April 25, 2005 the couple announced they are expecting their second child in December, 2005.

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Commoner - Single mother - August 25 - 2001 - Crown Princess Mette-Marit - Princess Ingrid Alexandra - January 21 - 2004 - April 25 - 2005

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In addition to his official duties, the Crown Prince has a strong interest in cultural matters.

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Beginning Tuesday afternoon November 25, 2003, and ending in the evening of 12 April, 2004, Crown Prince Haakon was the country's regent, during the King's treatment for cancer and the following convalescence period. Likewise, the Crown Prince was Norway's regent from 29 March, 2005 until the King had fully recovered from the heart surgery he underwent on 1 April. This period ended on 7 June.

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November 25 - 2003 - 12 April - 2004 - Regent - 29 March - 2005 - 1 April - 7 June

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