Princess Märtha of Sweden
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Princess Märtha of Sweden (Märtha Sofia Lovisa Dagmar Thyra; 28 March 1901 – 5 April 1954) was Crown Princess of Norway as the spouse of the future King Olav V from 1929 until her death in 1954. As Olav only became king in 1957, Märtha never became Queen of Norway. Her son is the current king of Norway, Harald V. Princess Märtha was also an elder sister of Queen Astrid of Belgium and a maternal aunt of Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg and Kings Baudouin and Albert II of Belgium.
| Märtha of Sweden | |||||
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 Princess Märtha in 1929 | |||||
| Born | Princess Märtha of Sweden and Norway (1901-03-28)28 March 1901 Palace of the Hereditary Prince, Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
| Died | 5 April 1954(1954-04-05) (aged 53) The National Hospital, Oslo, Norway | ||||
| Burial | 21 April 1954 Akershus Castle, Norway | ||||
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| House | Bernadotte | ||||
| Father | Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland | ||||
| Mother | Princess Ingeborg of Denmark | ||||
In 1940, Crown Princess Märtha and her family were immersed in World War II as Germany invaded Norway. After escaping to her home country of Sweden, and then being evacuated to America by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, she effectively advocated for Norway and did fundraising until the end of the war. In 1942, King Haakon VII of Norway, Märtha's father-in-law, invested her as a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav.