France developed out of the frankish kingdoms that succeeded the roman empire, and more directly, out of the declining carolingian empire. Viking the carolingian empire and france britannica. Sweden norway united kingdoms of sweden and norway carl iv, king of norway 18591872 ottoman turkish empire. Or, the chronicle of the kings of norway by snorri sturluson. But norway was in the 12th century plagued by civil wars and several pretenders to the throne claimed to be sons to former kings in order to gain popular support. Viking settlement was never achieved in the welldefended carolingian empire on the scale evidenced in the british isles, and scandinavian influence on continental languages and institutions is, outside normandy, very slight. Several merovingian monarchs brought back together the. Portrait of jean baptiste jules bernadotte 1763 1844, marshal of france, king of sweden and norway mpwt9d from alamys. Bernadotte, marshal of the empire 1804, and king of sweden and norway 18181844, existed well before bonaparte.
This union was dissolved in 1905, and prince charles of denmark was elected to be the new king of norway. On her death he followed the example of his countrymen, and harried in france and the british isles, till, in a good day. Vikings the viking age 789 1066 chronology totally. When napoleon lost the war, the king was forced to cede norway to the king of sweden under the treaty of kiel in 1814. Carl iii johan carl xiv johan of sweden, originally a marshal of france, became king of norway and sweden in 1818. One of the greatest of the 9thcentury scandinavian warrior chiefs, he gained effective control of norway s western coastal districts but probably had only nominal authority in the other parts of norway. But, because the bishops dominated the council, they became the losers in the norwegian parallel to the 153436 civil war in denmark. Pdf the early kings of norway, the issue of agnatic succession. King of france the sovereign ruler of france king, male monarch, rex a male sovereign. The country shares a long eastern border with sweden 1,619 km or 1,006 mi long. Norway later in the month, and in spite of abandoning plans to help finland, britain and france decided to disrupt swedish iron ore traffic to germany by mining norwegian waters operation wilfred.
He was the father of two other great viking leaders, haakon the good r. With the outbreak of hostilities in 1939, norway again declared itself neutral. Norway has a total area of 385,207 square kilometres 148,729 sq mi and a population of 5,312,300 as of august 2018. Postal addresses of european royal families facebook. Canonized norwegian king is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 3 times. Portrait of jean baptiste jules bernadotte 17631844, marshal of. Pdf the early norwegian kings are scarcely attested in sources earlier than the twelfth century, in contrast to the. Ragnvald i, the wise, jarl of north and south more and of ramsdal, b abt 832. The acting and directing is superb, painting a compelling portrait of just what it must have felt like to stare down the barrel of the full military might of the third reich in 1940.
Sonja haraldsen was born on 4 july 1937 at oslo, norway g. Norway, including 1940 norwegian campaign in world war 2. Alfonso was at that time the dauphin using duke of bourbon as title of pretence according to those who supported the claim of his father, infante jaime, duke of segovia to the french throne. Download king of norway boardwalk empire season 5 episode 5 torrent. Or, the chronicle of the kings of norway by snorri. List of french monarchs simple english wikipedia, the. Originally an elective monarchy, it became an hereditary monarchy in the 16th century during the reign of gustav vasa, though virtually all monarchs. The latter had been established by the great charlemagne but began splitting into pieces soon after his death. During the napoleonic wars the king aligned denmark norway with france. The first viking invasion was in 793 when the vikings raided the monastery at lindisfarne. King of france definition of king of france by the free. She md harald i, fairhair, 1st king of norway, abt 866, son of halfdan, the black, king. As a result, the council was abolished, and the bishops lost all hope for help from sweden, which did not want to.
The norwegian government rejected the german ultimatum regarding immediate capitulation. One of the most fascinating candid photos is norwegian king haakon and his son price olav running through a snowy field for cover during a german air attack on april 11th. France is currently in its fifth republic, established in 1959 during upheavals in society. He was one of the generals who could claim to be a rival to the future emperor. Louis xiv succeeded to the french throne as a minor in 1642 and ruled until 1715. Lastly, he was the only one of napoleons close relations to obtain success strictly on his own.
Family tree of the medieval kings of norway in theory almost all norwegian kings until 19 descended in an unbroken paternal line from harald hairfair who united norway about 885. It was initially proposed that the norwegian dependencies of greenland, iceland and the faroes would remain with norway, but that point was dropped. Sporadic raiding did occur, however, until the end of the viking period. The king s choice is a remarkable production, taking viewers into the halls of power. His majesty the king s guard band and drillteam duration. King carl johan 17631844 the royal house of norway. Between 1818 and 1905, it was also the royal house of norway. War had been declared in september 1939 by the united kingdom and france against germany after the latter invaded poland and refused to. The norwegian army, which received help from an allied expeditionary force, was. King carl johan 1763 1844 carl iii johan carl xiv johan of sweden, the son of a lawyer from pau, france, became king of norway and sweden in 1818. Timeline of the rulers of france from 840 until 2017.
Merovingian dynasty 428751 the name of france comes from the germanic tribe known as the franks. Norwegian words for king include konge and kingsize. He was second in the line of succession at the time of his birth, behind his father. Canonized norwegian king is a crossword puzzle clue. This viking leader, whose origins were either danish or norwegian, began conducting raids on france in the ninth century. Plans were also made to land troops in norway, from south to north, at stavanger, bergen, trondheim and narvik to forestall any german. After his death in 1818, bernadotte became the king of sweden and the king of norway, as the two countries were in a form of a union at the time. From the time of harald fairhair until the present day, norway has had more than 60 named sovereigns. Tsh prince albert ii and princess charlene of monaco princess caroline, princess stephanie princes palace of monaco. King of france synonyms, king of france pronunciation, king of france translation, english dictionary definition of king of france. The monarchy of sweden concerns the monarchical head of state of sweden, which is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system. The king s choice is based on the true the story about three dramatic days in april 1940, where the king of norway is presented with an unimaginable ultimatum from the german armed forces.
Harald v is the king of norway, having ascended the throne upon the death of his father king. Germany invades norway and denmark on april 9, 1940, german warships enter major norwegian ports, from narvik to oslo, deploying thousands of german troops and occupying norway. Harald fairhair, regarded as the first norwegian king, united the petty kingships of norway into a single realm in about 885. The norwegian soloists choir visual identity and website. After 1523 the norwegian council tried to obtain some independence for norway within the union. Harald triumphed over this large coalition and in effect, unified norway under his rule. The norwegian monarchy dates back more than one thousand years. Its founder charles xiv john of sweden, born a frenchman as jean bernadotte, was adopted by the elderly king charles xiii of sweden, who had no other heir and whose holsteingottorp branch of the house of oldenburg thus was soon to be extinct. Twelve great viking leaders ancient history encyclopedia. Even the first king historians can name with some certainty still has very little historical evidence behind his reign. Jeanbaptiste jules bernadotte, king of sweden and norway. Norway s kings and jarls arrive at haralds territory for the election of the king of all norway, king olaf is confident of the result, but the election may not run as smoothly as he believes in. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the north atlantic.
Early in the 10th century, rollos danish army attacked. Although sweden seceded from the union in 1523, norway remained under of the power of the danish monarchs until 1814, at which time it entered into personal union with sweden. On april 9, 1940, german troops invaded the country and quickly occupied oslo, bergen, trondheim, and narvik. The first king of norway which most historians agree actually existed was harald i fairhair c. However, this was not an invasionary force but may have been a force that got. Norway is bordered by finland and russia to the northeast, and the skagerrak strait to the south, with denmark on the other side. The last was harald hardradas attempt to take the english throne in 1066.
A coalition formed by king eirik of hordaland, king sulke of rogaland, king kjotve the rich of agder and the brothers hroald hryg and had the hard from thelemark stood against harald and his quest to be the king of a united norway. During the napoleonic wars the king aligned denmarknorway with france. Key people from the history of france king louis xiv 16381715. Son of harald alreksson, prince in norway father of alfgeir vatnarsson, king of vingulmork brother of torgils vikar konge av agder haraldsson. Clovis i was the first of these to rise to true kingship. The norwegian monarch is the monarchical head of state of norway, which is a constitutional.
The house of bernadotte is the royal house of sweden, which has reigned since 1818. In 1940, as a result of the german occupation during. Named after the homonymous geographical region, haralds realm was later to be known as the kingdom of norway. After his death, his kingdom was split between his sons into soissons, paris, orleans, and metz.