Dagny Haraldsen

Dagny Ulrichsen
Born	25 November 1898(1898-11-25) Skien, Norway
Died	15 October 1994(1994-10-15) (aged 95) Oslo, Norway
Spouse	Karl August Haraldsen
Children	Haakon Haraldsen Gry Haraldsen Karl Herman Haraldsen Sonja, Queen of Norway
Relatives	Johan Christian Ulrichsen (father) Berntine Marie Hansen (mother)

Dagny Haraldsen, née Ulrichsen (25 November 1898 – 15 October 1994) was the mother of Queen Sonja of Norway, consort of King Harald V of Norway.

Early life

Dagny was born at Skien, Norway, 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 (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)
• Karl Herman Haraldsen (1929–1936)
• Sonja Haraldsen (born 4 July 1937), married in 1968 to Harald, Crown Prince of Norway (later Harald V), had issue.

The family first lived at Josefinesgate 29 and then moved to Vinderen in Oslo in 1934.^[1]

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, but she was present at family gatherings. She was also a grandmother of Princess Märtha Louise and Crown Prince Haakon.

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^{[clarification needed]} 96th birthday.

Notes and references

1. ^ Bratteli, Randi/Lange-Nielsen, Sissel. Sonja: Norges Kronprinsesse, Oslo: Aschehoug, 1983.

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Norwegian Wikipedia.

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Name	Haraldsen, Dagny
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Date of birth	25 November 1898
Place of birth	Skien, Norway
Date of death	15 October 1994
Place of death	Oslo, Norway