Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

Princess Ingrid Alexandra
Ingrid Alexandra with her father in 2007
Born	21 January 2004 Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
House	Glücksburg
Father	Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
Mother	Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby
Religion	Church of Norway

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (born 21 January 2004) is the elder child of Crown Prince Haakon and second in line to succeed her grandfather, King Harald V. A member of the House of Glücksburg, she is expected to become Norway's second female monarch, after the 15th-century Queen Margaret.

Birth and baptism

Born at 9:13 am in Rikshospitalet University Hospital in Oslo, Princess Ingrid Alexandra is the first child of Crown Prince Haakon, heir apparent to the throne, and the second granddaughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. Her mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has a son named Marius Borg Høiby, born in 1997 from a previous relationship.^[1] Following Ingrid Alexandra's birth, the already well-regarded royal family experienced an upsurge of popularity.^[2]

Ingrid Alexandra was christened by Bishop Gunnar Stålsett in the chapel of the Royal Palace on 17 April 2004. Her paternal grandfather the King, her aunt Princess Märtha Louise, the Crown Prince of Denmark, the Crown Princess of Sweden, the Prince of Asturias, and her maternal grandmother Marit Tjessem were her godparents.^[1] The Crown Prince of Denmark and The Prince of Asturias were unable to attend the christening due to their respective weddings scheduled to occur within a month of the christening.^[3]

Constitutional status

The Constitution of Norway was altered in 1990 to introduce absolute primogeniture, ensuring that the crown would pass to the eldest child regardless of gender but keeping the Crown Prince ahead of his elder sister, Princess Märtha Louise; the change was to apply for the first time to their children.^[4][5] Princess Ingrid Alexandra has thus been second in the line of succession since birth, preceded only by her father. Because of the reform, her status was not affected by the subsequent birth of her brother, Prince Sverre Magnus, in 2005.^[1] The Princess is expected to become Norway's first female monarch since Queen Margaret, who reigned over Norway, Denmark and Sweden from the late 1380s until her death in 1412.^[6]

Along with her brother, parents and grandparents – but unlike her half-brother Marius and other relatives – Princess Ingrid Alexandra is a member of the Norwegian Royal House. The family belongs to the House of Glücksburg.^[4]

The Norwegian royal family is also in the line of succession to the British throne, being descended from the British King Edward VII's daughter Maud;^[7][8] Princess Ingrid Alexandra is preceded by her brother in the British line due to male-preference cognatic primogeniture.^[2]

Education

Ingrid Alexandra started her first day of school on 19 August 2010 at Jansløkka elementary school, a local state school attended by her half-brother. She is the first member of the Norwegian royal family to attend a local school. Other members of the family were sent to Oslo to attend schools there. Her parents chose the school because they want her to have as ordinary a childhood as possible. Newspaper reports said Princess Ingrid Alexandra would walk to school with her half-brother and local citizens could expect to see her occasionally out in the community with her classmates on school outings. School officials hope to make the school a place where the princess can make friends and enjoy some relief from public scrutiny.^[9] On 17 June 2014, the Norwegian Royal Family notified the public that from the start of the 2014–2015 school year, Princess Ingrid Alexandra would transfer to the private English-language Oslo International School, reportedly because her parents wanted her to be fluent in English.^[10] Her younger brother Sverre Magnus, was to transfer to Oslo's Montessori school.^{[11] [12]}

Activities

On 19 June 2010, Ingrid Alexandra served as a bridesmaid at the wedding of her godmother, the Crown Princess of Sweden.^[13] In December 2012, the Princess attended an interview with her father by a Norwegian television programme in aid of Environmental Agents, the children's environmental organization. Her mother was supposed to attend, but the Crown Prince attended instead as the Crown Princess was ill.^[14] She has taken part in traditional celebrations of the Constitution Day, as well as the traditional ski jumping tournament at Holmenkollen in Oslo.^[1]

On 4 May 2015, Princess Ingrid Alexandra christened the Norwegian Rescue Company’s new lifeboat, Elias that she has been made godmother.

On 12 February 2016, the Princess and her grandfather played roles during the opening ceremony in Lillehammer. While the King declared open the Games, the Princess lit the cauldron.^[15] Her father the Crown Prince Haakon did the same thing 22 years ago, during the opening of the Olympics in Lillehammer in 1994.

Royal monogram

In popular culture

Princess Ingrid Alexandra was mentioned in a 2010 episode of The Simpsons, "Once Upon a Time in Springfield". Lisa Simpson's teacher, who was wearied by all of the reports by the girls of her class about various princesses as inspirational women, said there had been two reports about "baby Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway".^[16]

National orders

• Harald V's Silver Jubilee Medal ^[17]

Titles and styles

Princess Ingrid Alexandra is formally styled as Her Royal Highness Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway.^[16]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

16. King Haakon VII of Norway               8. King Olav V of Norway                       17. Princess Maud of Wales               4. King Harald V of Norway                             18. Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland               9. Princess Märtha of Sweden                       19. Princess Ingeborg of Denmark               2. Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway                                   20. Halvor Haraldsen [18]               10. Karl August Haraldsen                       21. Karete Josefine Nielsdatter [19]               5. Sonja Haraldsen                             22. Johan Christian Ulrichsen [20] [21][22]               11. Dagny Ulrichsen                       23. Marie Berntine Hansen [23] [24] [25]               1. Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway                                         24.Christian Olsen Høiby[26]               12. Bjarne Christiansen Høiby [27]                       25. Ellen Bjørnsdatter Høiby [28]               6. Sven Olaf Høiby                             26. Osmund Salvesen Tvedt [29]               13. Ingrid Andrea Tvedt [30]                       27. Amalie Kathrine Schjølberg [31]               3. Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby                                   28. Johannes Samuelsen Tjessem[32]               14. Sverre Tjessem [33]                       29. Elisabeth Tollaksdatter [34]               7. Marit Tjessem                             30. Tormod Tostensen Fosso[35]               15. Brita Tormodsdatter Fosso [36][37]                       31. Eli Olsdatter Fosso [38]

References

1. "Her Royal Highness The Princess". www.royalcourt.no. Norwegian Royal Court. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013. Princess Ingrid Alexandra, born on 21 January 2004. Second in line for the Norwegian throne after her father, The Crown Prince.
2. Hayford O'Leary, Margaret (2010). Culture and Customs of Norway. ABC-CLIO. p. 16. ISBN 0313362483. .
3. "Ingrid Alexandra Christening".
4. "Order of succession". www.royalcourt.no. Norwegian Royal Court. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
5. "Her Highness Princess Märtha Louise". www.royalcourt.no. Norwegian Royal Court. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2013. A constitutional amendment adopted in 1990 established the right of eldest born child to succeed to the Throne regardless of gender; however, as the amendment entered into force long after the Princess and Crown Prince were born, it was decided that males would continue to take precedence over females for children born prior to 1990.
6. Thompson, Wayne C. (2013). Nordic, Central, and Southeastern Europe 2013. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 147580489X. .
7. Reynolds, Roger (1982). Who's who in the royal family: the first one hundred and fifty in line of succession to the British throne. Proteus Pub. Co. ISBN 0862760194. .
8. Hamilton, Alan (1986). The Royal 100: a who's who of the first 100 people in line of succession to the British throne. Pavilion. ISBN 0907516939. .
9. Nilsen, Helle; Stalsberg, Trine (19 August 2010). "Historisk skolestart". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 May 2014.
10. "Princess Ingrid of Norway starts first day at new school on proud mum Mette-Marit's birthday". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
11. Svarstad, Jørgen; Hagesæther, Pål Vegard (17 June 2014). "Kronprins-barna på private skoler". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 June 2014.
12. "New schools". Scandinavian Royals blog.
13. "Ten young bridesmaids and page boys at the wedding at Stockholm Cathedral". kungahuset.se (Press release). Swedish Royal Court. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
14. N/A, Gunhild (23 December 2012). "Se prinsessen i Julemorgen!". NRK Super (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
15. "Princess Ingrid Alexandra lit the Olympic fire". Norway Today. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
16. "Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway Turns 6 Years Old". royaltyinthenews.com. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2013. Okay. So far for inspirational women day, we've had 1 Princess Anne, 15 Dianas, 2 baby Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway and 1 Princess Leia.
17. "Jubileumsmedalje". Royal Court.
18. "National Archives of Norway". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
19. "National Archives of Norway". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
20. "National Archives of Norway-listed as Joh. C. Ulrichsen". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
21. "National Archives of Norway". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
22. "Image of Grave Site". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
23. "National Archives of Norway". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
24. "National Archives of Norway-listed as Maja Ulrichsen". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
25. "Image of Grave Site". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
26. "National Archives of Norway". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
27. "Glad og overrasket Sven O.". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
28. "National Archives of Norway". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
29. "Prinsesse- og prinse-aner". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
30. "Glad og overrasket Sven O.". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
31. "Prinsesse- og prinse-aner". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
32. "Mette-Marit har adelige aner". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
33. "Slekta gler seg til å møte Mette-Marit". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
34. "Mette-Marit har adelige aner". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
35. "National Archives of Norway-listed as Tormod Tostensen Fosse". Retrieved 21 August 2014.
36. "Slekta gler seg til å møte Mette-Marit". Retrieved 20 August 2014.
37. "National Archives of Norway- listed as Brita Tormodsdatter Fosse".
38. "National Archives of Norway-listed as Eli Olsdatter Fosse". Retrieved 21 August 2014.

External links

• Official website of the Royal House of Norway
• Video from NRK of the baptism of the Princess (NRK), 17 April 2004 (Norwegian)