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Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen
Norwegian princess; elder sister of King Harald V of Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs Lorentzen (Ragnhild Alexandra; 9 June 1930 – 16 September 2012), was the eldest child of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. She was the older sister of King Harald V and Princess Astrid. She was the first royal to have been born in Norway since the Middle Ages. In 1953 she married the industrialist Erling Lorentzen, a member of the Lorentzen family of shipping magnates. In the same year they moved to Brazil, where her husband was an industrialist and a main owner of Aracruz Celulose. She lived in Brazil until her death 59 years later.
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Born | (1930-06-09)9 June 1930 Royal Palace, Oslo,[1] Kingdom of Norway | ||||
Died | 16 September 2012(2012-09-16) (aged 82)[2][3] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||
Burial | 28 September 2012 Asker Church,[4] Oslo, Norway | ||||
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Issue | Haakon Lorentzen Ingeborg Lorentzen Ragnhild Lorentzen | ||||
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House | Glücksburg | ||||
Father | Olav V of Norway | ||||
Mother | Princess Märtha of Sweden |
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