Norwegian Kings Named Norwegian Kings Names Hakon

King Hakon

The name of Hakon, which Prince Charles of Denmark assumed when he ascended the Norwegian throne, recalls the remote past in which Norway was an independent kingdom. Hakon VI, who died in 1380 was the last king whom Norway had of its own. His widow, Margaret, a Danish princess came to rule over Norway, Denmark and Sweden, and strove to make the arrangement lasting by the union of 1397. Sweden revolted under Gustavns Vasa, the contemporary of King Henry VIII of England, but Norway remained a Danish dependency until 1814. The first Hakon was a usurper, who drove his elder brother from the throne in 935, and thus brought on a long and fierce civil war. He was a Christian, unlike his predicessors, and in his zeal did not scruple to convert his subjects by main force. Another famous Hakon, who reigned in teh thirteenth century, is remembered for his invasion of Scotland in 1263. He was defeated at the battle of Largs. The new Hakon, the seventh of his name, also invaded England, and carried off one of it princesses. But he came and went in peace. His wife is Princess Maud, daughter of King Edward.

 

Source: Racine Daily Journal, December 11, 1905, Page 5, Racine, Wisconsin.

 
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