Description: Haakon vii & Maud Kronet Originally a Danish prince, he was born in Copenhagenas, the son of the future Frederick VIII of Denmark and Louise of Sweden. Prince Carl was educated at the Royal Danish Naval Academy and served in the Royal Danish Navy. After the1905 dissolution of the Union between Sweden and Norway, Prince Carl was offered the Norwegian crown. Followina Novemberer plebiscite, he accepted the offer and was formally elected King of Norway by the Storting. He took the Oldest Norse name Haakon and ascended to the throne as Haakon VII, becoming the first independent Norwegian monarch since 1387. Maud was born on 26 November 1869 atMarlborough House, London. She was the third daughter and fifth child ofAlbert Edward, Prince of Wales, andAlexandra, Princess of Wales. Albert Edward was the eldest son ofQueen Victoria, and Alexandra was the eldest daughter ofChristian IX of Denmark. Maud was christened "Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria" at Marlborough House byJohn Jackson,Bishop of London, on 24 December 1869. Her godparents were her paternal unclePrince Leopold, for whom theDuke of Cambridgestood proxy;Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel, for whomPrince Francis of Teckstood proxy;Count Gleichen; theDuchess of Nassau, for whomPrincess Francis of Teckstood proxy;Charles XV of Sweden, for whom Swedish ministerBaron Hochschildstood proxy;Princess Marie of Leiningen, for whomPrincess Claudine of Teckstood proxy; her maternal aunt theTsarevna of Russiafor whomBaroness de Brunnowstood proxy;Crown Princess Louise of Denmark, for whom Madame de Blow, wife of the Danish minister, stood proxy; and her great-great-aunt theDuchess of Inverness.
Price: 2.04 USD
Location: Clifton, New Jersey
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Denomination: 60ohr
Type: Postage
Year of Issue: 1941-1950
Place of Origin: Norway
Quality: Used
Color: Blue
Currency: Decimal
Grade: F/VF (Fine/Very Fine)
Topic: Celebrities
Country/Region of Manufacture: Norway
Cancellation Type: Handstamped
Certification: Genuine
