Titles and Styles
Titles and styles which Haakon VII bore from birth to death, in chronological order:
- 3 August 1872 – 18 November 1905: His Royal Highness Prince Carl of Denmark
- 18 November 1905 – 21 September 1957: His Majesty Haakon VII, of God's Grace Norway's King
Haakon VII was the last of Norway's Kings to have the style of God's Grace (Norwegian: av Guds nåde).
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