National
King of Norway
- Norwegian Bokmål: Norges konge
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Noregs konge
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Inherited
- Exact method
- Hereditary under Article 6 of the Constitution: lineal descent from King Haakon VII's line, with absolute primogeniture for persons born in 1990 or later; the King must be a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (Article 4).
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Haakon VIII since August 2026
Report Source: regjeringen.no,
checked (+2 more)
Sources
- wikidata.org · checked Wikidata Q165241 (Haakon VIII of Norway): position King of Norway from 2026-08-28; Q57287 (Harald V) died 2026-08-28; read 2026-10-12: The Crown and holder. Fallback: Wikidata and English Wikipedia, because royalcourt.no / kongehuset.no returned a bot-check page (Vercel Security Checkpoint). For: King of Norway, Haakon VIII, current term
- lovdata.no · checked Lovdata, Kongeriket Norges Grunnlov (Constitution of Norway), read 2026-10-12: Article 6 (succession) and Articles 3, 12 (executive power vested in the King, exercised through the Council of State). For: King of Norway in Norwegian Bokmål, King of Norway in Norwegian Nynorsk
- regjeringen.no · checked Regjeringen (Government of Norway), Offisielt fra statsråd 28. august 2026, read 2026-10-12 via search-result extract (regjeringen.no returns HTTP 403 to direct fetches): King Harald V died 28 August 2026 at 06.35; Haakon acceded as King under the Constitution and takes the name Haakon VIII. Supports term start 2026-08-28 and regnal name. For: Haakon VIII, current term
- nrk.no · checked NRK front page, read 2026-10-12: headline "Nå kommer Haakon VIII til byen som ikke ville ha Haakon VII" corroborates that Haakon VIII is King; also Stortinget front page lists "Hans Majestet Kongens tale til det 171. storting" (voted 2026-10-06). Accession date 2026-08-28 still from Wikidata Q57287/Q165241 only. For: Haakon VIII, current term