- Odd Grønvold
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Grønvold" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Gr%C3%B8nvold. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ a b "VG presenterer Det norske hoff – ett av verdens mest beskjedne" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang: p. 4. 27 September 1958.
- ^ Torgersen, Rolf Normann (1987) (in Norwegian). Ordener. Oslo: Nye Atheneum. p. 188. ISBN 82-7334-141-9.
Categories:- Norwegian people stubs
- 1907 births
- 1992 deaths
- People from Oslo
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav
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