Dagny Haraldsen
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Dagny Haraldsen, née
NEE
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 Ulrichsen (25 November 1898 – 15 October 1994) was the mother of Queen Sonja of Norway
Queen Sonja of Norway
Queen Sonja of Norway is the wife of King Harald V of Norway.-Prior to marriage:Sonja was born in Oslo on 4 July 1937 as the daughter of clothing merchant Karl August Haraldsen and Dagny Ulrichsen .Queen Sonja grew up in the district of Vinderen in Oslo and completed her lower secondary schooling...

, consort of King Harald V of Norway
Harald V of Norway
Harald V is the king of Norway. He succeeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olav V on 17 January 1991...

.

Early life

Dagny was born at Skien
Skien
' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....

, Norway
Norway
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, daughter of Johan Christian Ulrichsen (1861–1950) and his wife Berntine Marie Hansen (1868–1958). She grew up on Marensro on the outskirts of Skien along with five brothers and one sister.

Marriage

In 22 May 1920 she married to Karl August Haraldsen
Karl August Haraldsen
Karl August Haraldsen was a Norwegian merchant. He was the father of Queen Sonja of Norway, consort of King Harald V of Norway.-Early life:...

 (1889–1959), son of Halvor Haraldsen, and his wife Carethe Josephine Nielsen. They had four children:
  • Haakon Haraldsen (born 1921)
  • Gry Haraldsen (1924-1970) (mother of Dag Swanstrøm, former CEO of Synnøve Finden
    Synnøve Finden
    Synnøve Finden is a Norwegian dairy company that produces cheese, butter and juice with farms in Alvdal and Namsos. The company launched its yellow cheese on 21 September 1996 and brown cheese in 1997. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange....

    )
  • Karl Herman Haraldsen (1929–1936)
  • Sonja Haraldsen
    Queen Sonja of Norway
    Queen Sonja of Norway is the wife of King Harald V of Norway.-Prior to marriage:Sonja was born in Oslo on 4 July 1937 as the daughter of clothing merchant Karl August Haraldsen and Dagny Ulrichsen .Queen Sonja grew up in the district of Vinderen in Oslo and completed her lower secondary schooling...

     (born 4 July 1937), married in 1968 to Harald, Crown Prince of Norway
    Harald V of Norway
    Harald V is the king of Norway. He succeeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olav V on 17 January 1991...

     (later Harald V), had issue.


The family first lived at Josefinesgate 29 and then moved to Vinderen
Vinderen
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 in Oslo
Oslo
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 in 1934.

Later life

After her daughter's marriage to the Crown Prince of Norway (later Harald V), Haraldsen kept a low profile. She never gave interviews, and her telephone number was removed from the telephone directory
Telephone directory
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, but she was present at family gatherings. She was also a grandmother of Princess Märtha Louise
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway is the only daughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. She is fourth in the line of succession to the Norwegian throne, after her brother and his two children.-Early life:...

 and Crown Prince Haakon
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
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.

Later Dagny moved into an apartment in Professor Dahls gate in Oslo, the apartment was later taken over by her granddaughter, Princess Märtha Louise.

Death

Dagny died in Oslo in 1994, a month before her 96th birthday.
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