THE PALACE, CHRISTIANIA 



of Sweden. A big park where fine trees grow 

 surrounds the palace. 



The building dates from the year 1844; it 

 was the residence of the kings of the United 

 Kingdoms of Norway and Sweden until 1905, 

 when the Union was dissolved. The Norwegian 

 people then elected a king of their own, and 

 by common consent the choice fell upon Prince 

 Charles of Denmark, who accepted the throne 

 and became King Haakon VII of Norway. 

 The new king was second son of King 

 Frederick VIII of Denmark, and grandson of 

 King Christian IX, who was the father of Queen 

 Alexandra. The Prince was an active officer 

 in the Danish Navy, where he had acquired 

 a great number of friends by his personal charm 

 and unaffected manner. To the English public 

 he was well known already, long before his 

 ascension to the throne, as he had married 

 Princess Maud, the youngest daughter of King 

 Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. 



In November 1905 the young King and 

 Queen with their son and heir, little Prince 

 Olav, landed in Norway, and were received 

 with the greatest enthusiasm by thousands and 



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