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Who was the King of Denmark when Haakon VII became King of Norway?

  • Christian IX

  • Frederick VIII

  • Christian X

  • Olav V

Answer

King Christian IX of Denmark was the reigning monarch when Haakon VII ascended to the Norwegian throne in 1905. Denmark and Norway were united under a single monarchy from 1380 to 1814, but in 1814, Norway was ceded to Sweden.
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