Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhôːkʊn]; Haakon Magnus; born 20 July 1973) is the heir apparent to the Norwegian throne. He is the only son of King Harald V and Queen Sonja.
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| Crown Prince of Norway | |||||
Haakon in 2012 | |||||
| Born | 20 July 1973 The National Hospital, Oslo, Norway | ||||
| Spouse |
Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby
(m. 2001) | ||||
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| House | Glücksburg | ||||
| Father | Harald V of Norway | ||||
| Mother | Sonja Haraldsen | ||||
| Religion | Church of Norway | ||||
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| * Member of the Norwegian Royal House |
Haakon represents the fourth generation of the sitting Norwegian royal family of the House of Glücksburg. He married Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby, with whom he has two children, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus.
Haakon has been a member of the Young Global Leaders network, its Foundation, a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations, and a philanthropist. He is a trained naval officer and, as crown prince, a top military official in the Norwegian Armed Forces. He holds a BA in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics.