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Haakon VIII
King of Norway, Monarchy of Norway
- In office since August 2026
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- Norwegian Bokmål: Norges konge · Norwegian Nynorsk: Noregs konge Monarchy of Norway · since August 28, 2026 · Succeeded his father Harald V on his death, 2026-08-28. Source: regjeringen.no, checked (+2 more)
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- commons.wikimedia.org · checked photo: [world:no] Wikidata Q165241 P18 -> Wikimedia Commons file page, licence CC BY-SA 4.0, author Birgit Fostervold, read 2026-10-12. For: Haakon VIII
- 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: Haakon VIII, King of Norway
- 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: King of Norway
- 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: King of Norway
- 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