Odd Grønvold

Odd Grønvold (1907–1992) was a Norwegian royal servant.

He was born in Kristiania,^[1] and was a grandnephew of the former private secretary to King Haakon VII of Norway, Hans Aimar Mow Grønvold.^[2] He was hired as secretary to Crown Prince Olav of Norway in 1954, and when Olav ascended the monarch's throne in 1957, Grønvold was hired as court marshal.^[1] In this position he assisted lord chamberlain Ingvald Smith-Kielland, who had left the marshal office in 1955.^[3] Grønvold was later promoted to lord chamberlain, serving from 1966 to 1985.^[1] He was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav in 1982.^[4]

He was married to Ellinor Grønvold, who served as lady-in-waiting since 1956. In 1958 the entire Court of the Norwegian Royal Family comprised as little as seven people; Smith-Kielland, Odd and Ellinor Grønvold, Richard Andvord, Else Werring, Ingeborg von Hanno and Vincent Bommen.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Odd Grønvold" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Odd_Gr%C3%B8nvold. Retrieved 22 June 2009. 
2. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Grønvold" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Gr%C3%B8nvold. Retrieved 22 June 2009. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "VG presenterer Det norske hoff – ett av verdens mest beskjedne" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang: p. 4. 27 September 1958. 
4. ^ Torgersen, Rolf Normann (1987) (in Norwegian). Ordener. Oslo: Nye Atheneum. p. 188. ISBN 82-7334-141-9. 

Persondata
Name	Grønvold, Odd
Alternative names
Short description	Norwegian royal servant
Date of birth	1907
Place of birth	Kristiania
Date of death	1992
Place of death