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Revision as of 18:14, 10 June 2002 by Zoe (talk | contribs) (Expanded on the stub.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)King of Norway since 1991. The son of Olaf V and of Princess Martha of Sweden, Harald was born on February 21, 1937 at Skaugum, near Oslo. He is the first King of Norway to have been born in Norway since King Olav IV was born there in 1370.
Harald lived in Washington, DC during World War II, but returned to Norway to complete his education at the Norwegian Military Academy and then at Balliol College, Oxford University. Harald married a commoner, Sonja Haraldsen, in 1968, a marriage which sparked much public controversy. The couple have two children, Princess Märtha Louise and Crown Prince Haakon Magnus.
Harald became king of Norway upon the death of his father on January 17, 1991.
An avid sailor, Harald has represented Norway in the yachting events in the Olympic Games.