| Dagny Ulrichsen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 November 1898 Skien, Norway |
| Died | 15 October 1994 (aged 95) Oslo, Norway |
| Spouse | Karl August Haraldsen |
| Children | Haakon Haraldsen Gry Haraldsen Karl Herman Haraldsen Sonja, Queen of Norway |
| Relatives | Johan Christian Ulrichsen (father) Berntine Marie Hansen (mother) |
Dagny Haraldsen, née Ulrichsen (25 November 1898 – 15 October 1994) was the mother of Queen Sonja of Norway, consort of King Harald V of Norway.
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Dagny was born at Skien, Norway, daughter of Johan Christian Ulrichsen (1861–1950) and his wife Berntine Marie Hansen (1868–1958). She grew up on Marensro on the outskirts of Skien along with five brothers and one sister.
In 22 May 1920 she married to Karl August Haraldsen (1889–1959), son of Halvor Haraldsen, and his wife Carethe Josephine Nielsen. They had four children:
The family first lived at Josefinesgate 29 and then moved to Vinderen in Oslo in 1934.[1]
After her daughter's marriage to the Crown Prince of Norway (later Harald V), Haraldsen kept a low profile. She never gave interviews, and her telephone number was removed from the telephone directory, but she was present at family gatherings. She was also a grandmother of Princess Märtha Louise and Crown Prince Haakon.
Later Dagny moved into an apartment in Professor Dahls gate in Oslo, the apartment was later taken over by her granddaughter, Princess Märtha Louise.
Dagny died in Oslo in 1994, a month before her 96th birthday.