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NORWAY.

(NORGE.)

^ Reigning King.

Haakon VII. , ^orn August 3, 1872; the second son, Carl, of Frederik, King of Denmark, elected King of Norway by the Storting, November 18, 1905 ; accepted the crown through his grandfather, the late King Christian of Denmark, November 20, 1905 ; landed in Norway November 25, 1905 ; married, July 22, 1896, to Princess Maud, born November 26, 1869, the third daughter of the late Edward VIL, King of Great Britain and Ireland.

^0,1. —Prince Olav, Crown Prince, born July 2, 1903.

According to the Constitution, Norway is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy. The royal succession is in direct male line in the order of primo- geniture. In default of male heirs the King may propose a successor to the Storting, but this assembly has the right to nominate another, if it does not agree with the proposal. , -,.. n ^ -,

By Treaty of January 14, 1814, Norway was ceded to the King of Sweden by the King of Denmark, but the Norwegian people declared themselves independent and elected Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark as their King. The foreign powers refused to recognise this election, and on August 14 a convention was made proclaiming the independence of Norway in union with Sweden. This was followed on November 4 by the election of Karl XIII. as King of Norway. Norway declared this union dissolved, June 7, 1905, and after some months' negotiation, a mutual agreement for the repeal of the union was signed, October 26, 1905. The throne of Norway was offered to a prince of the reigning house of Sweden, but declined, and, after a pUbiscUe, Prince Carl of Denmark was formally elected King. In October, 1907, a treaty guaranteeing the integrity of Norwegian territory was signed at Kristiania by the representatives of Norway, Great Britain, France, Germany, and Russia, and on January 8, 1908, received the unani- mous approval of the Storting.

The following is a list of the Sovereigns of Norway since the year 1204, with the date of their accession.

Inge Baardss(^n Haakon HaakoiisS(|)n Magnns Lagab(^1jer. Erik Ma<iniiss<i)n Haakon V. Magnuss(^n. Magnus Erikss<|)n . Haakon VI. Magnussc^n . Olav Haakonss(i)U . Margreta.

The King has a civil 1

1204 1217 1263 1280 1299 1319 1355 1381 1388

Erik af Ponnnern. Kristofer af Bayern. Karl KnutsS(|)n. Same Sovereigns as

Kristian Fredrik Same Sovereigns a

Haakon VII. . ,

. 1389 . 1442 . 1449 in Denmark i

1450-1814 I . 1814 I in Sweden I

1814-1905 ' . 1905

st of 700,000 kroner, or 38,546Z.

Constitution and Government.

The Constitution of Norway, called the Grundlov, bears date May 17, 1814, with several modifications passed at various times. It vests the legislative power of the realm in the Storting, the representative of the overeign people. The royal veto may be exercised twice ; but if the same bill pass three Stortings" formed by separate and subsequent elections, it