King Haakon V of Norway

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King Haakon V of Norway was a medieval Norwegian monarch (reigned 1299–1319) known for consolidating royal power and making Oslo the capital, where he strengthened defenses including major fortifications.

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Label Occurrences
King Haakon V of Norway canonical 2
King Haakon V Magnusson 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Norway ⓘ
medieval monarch ⓘ
alliance marital alliance with North German nobility via Euphemia of Rügen ⓘ
birthDate 1270 ⓘ
birthPlace Norway ⓘ
built Akershus Fortress ⓘ
burialPlace St. Mary’s Church, Oslo ⓘ
capitalDesignated Oslo ⓘ
child Ingeborg of Norway, Duchess of Sweden ⓘ
linked to: Ingeborg of Norway
coRuleOrAssociation closely linked succession to Swedish throne through his grandson Magnus VII ⓘ
country Kingdom of Norway ⓘ
deathDate 1319-05-08 ⓘ
deathPlace Tønsberg ⓘ
dynasticSuccession last male of the House of Sverre on the Norwegian throne ⓘ
era Middle Ages ⓘ
father Magnus VI of Norway ⓘ
fortified Akershus area ⓘ
Oslo ⓘ
givenName Haakon ⓘ
governmentType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
historicalRegion Scandinavia ⓘ
house House of Sverre ⓘ
knownFor consolidation of royal power in Norway ⓘ
construction of major fortifications ⓘ
making Oslo the main royal residence ⓘ
strengthening defenses of Oslo ⓘ
language Old Norse ⓘ
legalReform strengthening of existing national law code ⓘ
monarchOf Norway ⓘ
mother Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway ⓘ
linked to: Ingeborg of Norway
nobleRankBeforeKingship duke ⓘ
notableEvent transition of Norwegian crown to a union with Sweden after his death ⓘ
policy centralization of royal administration ⓘ
strengthening of royal authority over nobility ⓘ
predecessor Eric II of Norway ⓘ
regnalName Haakon V ⓘ
reignEnd 1319 ⓘ
reignStart 1299 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Oslo ⓘ
spouse Euphemia of Rügen ⓘ
strengthenedInstitution royal castle at Akershus ⓘ
royal chancery in Oslo ⓘ
style King of Norway ⓘ
successor Magnus VII of Norway ⓘ
successorStateCapital Oslo ⓘ
title Duke of Oslo, Akershus and Tønsberg ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Akershus Fortress → builtFor → King Haakon V of Norway ⓘ
Euphemia of Rügen → spouse → King Haakon V Magnusson ⓘ
linked to: King Haakon V of Norway
Vardøhus Fortress → originalConstructionBy → King Haakon V of Norway ⓘ