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Olav V of Norway

Appleton House, 2 Jul 1903 – The Royal Lodge, Holmenkollen, 17 Jan 1991

13 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born2 Jul 1903, Appleton Housenot verified1 source
  • MarriedPrincess Märtha of Swedennot verified1 source
  • TitlePrince of Denmark, 1903–1905or crown prince, 1905–1957 · Chief of Defence of Norway, 1944–1945 · Monarch of Norway, 1957–1991not verified1 source
  • Titlecrown prince, 1905–1957or Prince of Denmark, 1903–1905 · Chief of Defence of Norway, 1944–1945 · Monarch of Norway, 1957–1991not verified1 source
  • TitleChief of Defence of Norway, 1944–1945or Prince of Denmark, 1903–1905 · crown prince, 1905–1957 · Monarch of Norway, 1957–1991not verified1 source
  • TitleMonarch of Norway, 1957–1991or Prince of Denmark, 1903–1905 · crown prince, 1905–1957 · Chief of Defence of Norway, 1944–1945not verified1 source
  • Died17 Jan 1991, The Royal Lodge, Holmenkollennot verified1 source
  • FatherHaakon VII of Norwaynot verified1 source
  • MotherMaud of Walesnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 1903–1905

    Prince of Denmark

  2. 2 Jul 1903

    Born in Appleton House

  3. 1905–1957

    Crown prince

  4. 1930–1937

    3 children are born

  5. 1944–1945

    Chief of Defence of Norway

  6. 1957–1991

    Monarch of Norway

  7. 17 Jan 1991

    Dies in The Royal Lodge, Holmenkollen, aged 87

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 3

During his lifetime

He lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Appleton House.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1900s · Olav V is born in Appleton House

In the news1908

Old Age Pensions Introduced in 1908

In 1908, Parliament approved means-tested old age pensions of up to five shillings a week for people over 70.

Getting around

Horses ruled the early 1900s streets

Before World War One, horses dominated town streets, pulling everything from carriages and taxicabs to delivery carts and buses.

At the table

Common Drink Adulteration and Reuse

Tea was frequently re-used until all flavour was extracted, and milk was sometimes adulterated with chalk and water.

Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.Around the world · 1903–1906

Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.

Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (credited as photographers) [1], [2] · public domain

What people wore

Domestic servants' uniform requirements

Female domestic servants were required to purchase their own uniforms, which consisted of striped cotton dresses for morning chores and a black dress with a white cap and apron for afternoon duties.

Music

Concertina music at village festivals

In the early 20th century, concertinas were widely used at house dances, village festivals, and in pubs, where dancers might even perform on farm wagons. Collectors sometimes had to be stationed at doors to ensure dancers paid the musicians, as collecting fees became harder with the popularity of round dances.

Daily life

Lighting in the home was rarely electric

Most late-Victorian and Edwardian families lacked electricity and relied on gas, or in rural areas, oil lamps and homemade rushlights.