Haakon V of Norway

King of Norway from 1299 until 1319

Haakon V of Norway (1270–1319) was the King of Norway from 1299 until 1319. He was born in Tønsberg on 10 April 1270. He died in Tønsberg on 8 May 1319, at the age of 49.

The public offices recorded are Monarch of Norway (1299–1319).

Haakon V of Norway was the son of Magnus VI of Norway and Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway. He married Euphemia of Rügen and Isabelle de Joigny. He had two recorded children, Ingeborg of Norway and Agnes Haakonsdatter.

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